Solange Pessoa
Untitled | Sem título, 2012
soil on canvas
terra sobre tela
terra sobre tela
200 x 200 cm
78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in
78 3/4 x 78 3/4 in
Solange Pessoa (1961, Ferros) lives and works in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Beyond the clear references to organic life or prehistoric artistic experimentations, what stands out in Solange Pessoa’s work is...
Solange Pessoa (1961, Ferros) lives and works in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
Beyond the clear references to organic life or prehistoric artistic experimentations, what stands out in Solange Pessoa’s work is a singular, pulsating vitality, which manifests itself in peculiar contours that create figures in which we recognize the primordial movement of genesis. Pessoa’s expansive practice draws inspiration from a plethora of sources: archaeology, prehistoric cave paintings, traditional craft, Brazilian Baroque and poetry. Her stylization of life assumes a radical depth, offering a particular language for reading and imagining the world. Thus, we see species that carry traits from the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms and convey universality through their most regional aspects.
Beyond the clear references to organic life or prehistoric artistic experimentations, what stands out in Solange Pessoa’s work is a singular, pulsating vitality, which manifests itself in peculiar contours that create figures in which we recognize the primordial movement of genesis. Pessoa’s expansive practice draws inspiration from a plethora of sources: archaeology, prehistoric cave paintings, traditional craft, Brazilian Baroque and poetry. Her stylization of life assumes a radical depth, offering a particular language for reading and imagining the world. Thus, we see species that carry traits from the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms and convey universality through their most regional aspects.