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Mateus Pessoa

Freelance Illustrator - Uberaba, Brazil

Info: Mateus Pessoa

Personal IG: @mateuspessoart

Instagram: @fitasartwork

Flick Interview: Pt. 1

Bringing the natural beauty of Brazil…

Mateus Pessoa, creator of our Tropical Flora & Fauna Deck!

Inspired by his home and surroundings, this deck provides an important reminder of protecting our environment and living in harmony with nature.

With the largest and most diverse range of animals and plants on Earth, sadly, many of Brazil’s species and rainforests are under threat.

Home to the infamous Amazon Rainforest - critical to regulating the world’s oxygen and carbon cycles - one-fifth have already been destroyed. Along with seventy mammals that are considered threatened or endangered.

Mateus is an illustrator who truly loves the biodiversity of his home, Brazil and uses his art to raise much-needed awareness. We are immensely proud to work with him. 💚

“My favourite suit? It is Clubs! Especially because of the açaí fruit, beyond the high nutritional value and antioxidant properties - it is very used in culinary and also used in cosmetics.

Açai has great socio-cultural importance for the north of Brazil, which usually suffers from prejudice from the south and southwest, so it's paramount and could not be left out!”

Mateus Pessoa

Meet the Artist:

Mateus Pessoa!

Take a peek at some of the questions we ask Mateus below.

Pt.1 of our interview is here.

Pt. 2 coming soon…

The suits are representing the Flora diversity, bringing açai and guaraná fruits, banana and monstera leaves, and Orchidea and vitória-régia flowers. They are very common in our daily lives in the tropics and brought with the idea to keep the classic silhouette of the suits.
Not yet. It's always challenging to see species I haven't encountered before, and I love doing a lot of research to know how to approach them safely.
Do lots of bad drawings, and don't be afraid to make messy sketches, only you can show your uniqueness, look up references and eat your greens!