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Monumental Afro-Surrealist interior with glowing amber chambers inside a sculptural teal structure and a solitary figure standing in a radiant central doorway.

Afro-Surrealist Placement Studio

Art for
architectural presence.

Agapelete Studio creates Afro-Surrealist placement works for collectors, interiors, hospitality, and licensing contexts.

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Agapelete creates Afro-Surrealist placement works for interiors that require scale, clarity, and presence. The studio serves architecture and design firms, hospitality groups, commercial environments, and private collectors seeking original editions and licensed works with lasting visual authority.

Editorial Structure

Three lanes. One studio.

Agapelete works across three deliberate offers — designed to meet collectors, design teams, and placement environments at the scale appropriate to each.

01  /  Direct Lane

Collector Canvas

Gallery-wrapped canvas works as the studio's standard direct-purchase path.

02  /  Project Lane

Placement Custom

Larger-format works for residential, hospitality, commercial, and design-led environments.

03  /  Premium Lane

Signature Formats

Selected works in framed, acrylic, and metal for premium collector and design contexts.

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New series live — Capitals, from Obsidia.

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Surreal portrait of a Black woman with closed eyes.

Obsidia Collection — Capitals

She Wears the City

Capitals turns Obsidia inside out — the domes, gates, and watching skies of the capital, and the queen who wears the city as her crown. The first series where the architecture is the subject.

Surreal portrait of a Black woman with closed eyes.

She Wears the City

Archival pigment print — 2026

Symmetrical fantasy palace with a giant yellow flower above its dome and a glowing golden gate reflected in still water.

The Blooming Gate

Archival pigment print — 2026

Fantastical hillside town under a giant red dome decorated with a sunflower mandala, windows glowing beneath a starry sky.

The Lantern District

Archival pigment print — 2026

The Obsidia Collection

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A standing Black female figure with face lifted and eyes closed in a patterned bodysuit, four enormous ribbed iridescent wings in blue, gold, and copper opening behind her on a reflective floor with small dark stones at the base.

Obsidia Collection

Imago

Winged figures at architectural scale.

A robed figure standing at the end of a golden walled passage beneath a dark golden sphere encircled by engraved radiant light, a vertical chain of inscribed circles descending toward a bright horizon under teal storm clouds.

Obsidia Collection

The Beholders

Seven works.

A Black traveler in a flowing teal robe carrying a stack of ornate globes on their back, holding a thin staff, walking a glowing yellow road through sculpted clouds.

Obsidia Collection

Pilgrims

Seven works.

Surreal portrait of a Black woman with closed eyes.

Obsidia Collection

Capitals

Seven works from the Obsidia collection. The city itself, at last.

Three regal Black women in halo headdresses and swirling patterned robes standing above two circular sun discs under a golden stormy sky.

Obsidia Collection

Spiral Sovereigns

Seven works.

Kneeling Black woman in a large round teal and gold disc headdress with open hands before giant concentric metal rings holding a pale sphere, dry grasses below.

Obsidia Collection

The Seers' Dusk

Seven works.

Curated Works

Figure Works

Afro-Surrealist figure seated in meditation beneath a large golden halo-like disc, surrounded by floating spherical forms in a glowing celestial landscape.

Solar Stillness

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure seated in profile beneath a large ornate golden halo, surrounded by floating spherical forms against glowing clouds.

Orbit of Silence

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure in profile walking before a large circular ornamental structure with layered discs, warm metallic tones, and floating butterflies.

Processional Orbit

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure standing inside a large circular ornamental portal with layered discs, clouds, and warm amber-blue tones.

Ascension Circuit

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure seated in profile before a large circular celestial mechanism with wing-like forms, floating planets, and warm gold-blue tones.

Celestial Seat

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure seated in profile before a large glowing golden disc, surrounded by intricate ornamental forms in amber, teal, and copper tones.

Luminous Repose

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure walking toward a glowing horizon beside the sea with a black cat, under a vivid swirling sky of colorful cloud forms.

Horizon Companion

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure standing with a black dog before a glowing colorful sky filled with swirling clouds and butterflies.

Witness at Daybreak

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure seated in profile within a dark abstract interior of swirling blue, red, gold, and amber forms above stepped platforms.

Chamber of Reflection

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Afro-Surrealist figure in profile behind translucent vertical bands beside an ascending stair and a glowing golden disc.

Veil of Ascent

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Architectural Works

Monumental teal and amber interior centered on a glowing red heart shrine surrounded by suspended lights and symmetrical architectural details.

Heart Reliquary

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Monumental teal and ochre architectural structure with a tall red inner form and a solitary figure standing in the central threshold.

Red Threshold

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Monumental teal architectural wall with large glowing amber circular openings and small human figures at its base.

Aperture Wall

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Monumental white architectural corridor filled with oval openings and circular light patterns, with a solitary red-clad figure standing in the distance.

Cloister of Light

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Monumental dark architectural corridor with glowing heart-shaped openings, sweeping arches, reflective water, and a solitary figure near the illuminated wall.

Arc of Devotion

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Monumental dark corridor with repeating arches and glowing heart-shaped chambers, featuring a solitary red-clad figure reflected on the polished floor.

Sanctuary Sequence

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Abstract Works

Symmetrical abstract composition of dense floral and geometric forms with circular gold, red, and teal elements on an ivory background.

Signal Bloom

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Abstract composition of interlocking curved forms, spheres, and ribbon-like teal, red, gold, black, and white shapes on an ivory background.

Vector Weave

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Abstract graphic composition with concentric circular forms, sweeping teal and gold arcs, magenta accents, and radiating lines on a gray ground.

Axis Signal

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Abstract geometric composition with interlocking red, orange, gold, blue, and teal circular and rectangular forms on a dark background.

Chromatic Engine

Archival pigment print — 2026

Placement scale variable

Placement & Licensing

Placed with intention. Structured with clarity.

Agapelete works with architects, interior designers, hospitality teams, and collectors to place original editions and licensed works in environments designed to hold them. Engagements may include large-scale placement, collector acquisition, and licensing for commercial and spatial use.

01Architecture & Design Firms
02Hospitality & Hotel Groups
03Commercial & Corporate Spaces
04Private Collectors

Licensing  /  By Inquiry

Selected works available for licensing.

Agapelete Studio licenses selected works for hospitality, commercial interiors, editorial, and brand-collaboration contexts. Licensing is handled by inquiry and shaped around the specific use, scale, term, and placement of each project.

01  /  Contexts

Licensing contexts

  • Hospitality: boutique hotels, lounges, restaurants, and guest environments.
  • Commercial Interiors: offices, shared environments, and design-led commercial spaces.
  • Editorial & Campaign Use: promotional, campaign, and cultural publishing contexts.
  • Brand Collaborations: select projects aligned with the studio's visual standards.

02  /  Structure

How licensing is structured

Licensing is inquiry-based and scoped according to the specific project. Terms may vary based on intended use, duration, territory, visibility, exclusivity, and reproduction needs.

Unless otherwise stated in a separate written agreement, licensing does not transfer copyright ownership. Broader reproduction rights, exclusivity, or extended usage require separate review and approval.

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Placement, licensing, and collector access.

Collectors may inquire directly at ferlando@agapelete.com