Obscyra exists as a threshold—a pylon into the raw, the unfiltered, the powerful. It is not bound by institutions, trends, or the sterilized expectations of the art world. This is where artists exist in their truest form—genuine, distinguishable, and bold. This is not only a magazine. It is an entry point into the real world of the artist.
Step through. See what remains unbound.
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YOH KO
Yoh Ko is a Japanese artist based in Rome, Italy.
She earned an associate degree in fine arts at Aoyama women’s junior college in Tokyo and a Bachelor’s degree in film making at School of Visual Arts in New York
CARLOS CAMILO
Carlos Camilo (1999) is a Brazilian visual artist, born in Goiânia, in the state of Goiás, Brazil. He holds a degree in Visual Arts from the School of Visual Arts at the Federal University of Goiás (FAV/UFG).
His practice is centered on oil painting, exploring the relationships and tensions between humans and nature. His work is influenced by the Cerrado — a vast tropical savanna biome in central Brazil, known for its rich biodiversity and the fragility of its ecosystems.
JOHN BROOKS
John Brooks (b. 1978, Frankfort, Kentucky) studied political science and English literature at the College of Charleston, South Carolina. His work has been exhibited widely in the United States, including at the North Carolina Museum of Art Winston-Salem and the North Carolina Museum of Art (Raleigh), and Europe, and is held in the collections of Speed Art Museum, Grinnell College Museum of Art, The University of Kentucky Medical Center, OZ Arts, 21C, Beth Rudin DeWoody / The Bunker, The Green Family Art Foundation, and numerous other private collections. The New Yorker, Texte Zur Kunst, Weltkunst, The New York Review of Books, The Yale Review, and Action, Spectacle have published his paintings and drawings.
NADIA SAWAS
Nadia Sawas (b. 1987, Altstätten, Switzerland) is a Swiss artist whose multicultural heritage—Italian, Swiss, Syrian, and Circassian—shapes her exploration of identity, belonging, and human connection.
Educated in History and Law at the University of Zurich, with additional training in copywriting, she brings a research-driven and narrative approach to her artistic practice.
TIM HERGERSBERG
Tim Hergerseberg completed a Bachelor's and a Master's degree in Fine Arts at the Zurich University of the Arts (ZHdK) between 2014 and 2019. Since then, his works and performances have been featured in numerous group and solo exhibitions, as well as at psychedelic festivals. Exhibition venues have included OXYD in Winterthur, Helmhaus and Dienstgebäude in Zurich, as well as the art festival in Lajatico, Italy, and the Funkentanz Festival in the Black Forest.
RACHEL ANNE LACABA
Rachel Anne Lacaba (b. 1990) is a self-taught Filipino visual artist from Pangasinan whose practice combines social realism and surrealism to explore socio-political issues, environmental concerns, and the complexities of human experience.
COLLECTORS’ INTERVIEWS
Limiar: The Art Collection of Dr. Bruno Albernaz and Olivio Costa
Interview with Goiania-based Dermatologist Dr. Bruno Albernaz
Interviewing Albernaz proves to Obscyra a real and genuine patron of the arts exists.
Arteviridea: The Compulsive Beauty of Dio Sumagaysay’s Contemporary Art Collection
Interview with Dio Sumagaysay, Portland- based Art Collector
Meeting Dio Sumagaysay is like stepping into a labyrinth—each turn revealing a different facet of his mind, his collections, and his philosophy of art.
The Weight of Meaning: A Conversation with José Seronni
Interview with José Seronni, Brazil-based Art Collector
Seronni, who lives in Goiania, Brazil, doesn’t talk about his collection in terms of prestige or investment. Instead, he speaks of memory, community, and history—as if each artwork he acquires is another thread in a fabric he’s been weaving for years.