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Turmoil is Brazilian artist Douglas de Souza’s first solo show in the UK, marking the culmination of his three-month residency at Kupfer. The exhibition comprises a collection of oil paintings characterised by a saturated, luminous colour palette that reproduces the immaculate sharpness of digital imagery and advertising. Using a collage-like approach to composition, the paintings are an amalgamation of different symbols, fantasies, pop culture icons, canonical allegories and an intimate selection of kitsch references. Known for his highly figurative, magically flamboyant paintings of …