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• I paint, sculpt and draw since I was a child, figurative and then changing to abstract art.
• I studied philosophy and industrial design, I am essentially a self-taught artist.
• I work in my green sunny farm-studio in the heart of the amazing Sicilian countryside.
• Fluent speak: English, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.
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ARTIST STATEMENT-
I intimately think that building a visual subject is above all immediacy, I am a pretty rational and pragmatic person consequently I do not place through my art cultural contradictions or philosophical reflections, I’m into the pure visual zone of my work most of the time.
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In other words I’m just looking for a trice of emotion in the abstract beauty, something that I can read on the fly, and cry and laugh without having to identify myself entirely, that goes beyond me as a creative, or creator, a conceptual entity that can embrace and accumulate a lot of energy on my small painting surface.
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There’s a lot of science references and some sci fi allegories in my artworks rather than only abstract intuition or inspiration, I love the way these fields occasionally coincide in the same space, in a sort of cosmic cooperation.
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I’m just bringing my long time technical skills in over 30 years of experience manipulating materials to create my abstract masks, and I hope the universe will bring everything else, the real thing: the energy, the connection, the supreme intelligence.
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This Artist Statement will surely be changed or upgraded in the next future, as every little thing in this existence, every molecule and atom are in a constant move, so am I.
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THE PROCESS-
I paint mainly on canvas, I prefer thick and raw types of cotton tissue. Sometimes I use heavy weight paper or wood board.
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I work on 3-5 pieces simultaneously, I don’t do sketches, I don’t consider anything prior, I just prepare the surfaces and the initial textures the day before.
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My work needs a hard physical effort and this is a constant pleasure, no chance for boredom or annoyance. Sometimes things won’t go smoothly, so I just let everything as they are and go for a walk and meditation, or perhaps leave and let everything for the other day.
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MATERIALS-
Canvas, wood, paper, gesso, beeswax, fibers, acrylic colors, oil, UV resin, spray paint, pastels. Tools: Spatulas, brushes, brooms, heat gun, glue gun etc.
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AWARD AND GRANTS-
• 3° Place IV SART Rondonya award, Brazil – 1997
• 1° Place “La Fenice” Palermo award, Italy – 2001
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COLLECTIONS-
• Private collections in USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
• Museum permanent exhibition: MUDAC “Museo D’Arte Contemporanea” Syracuse, Italy
Adriano Ribeiro
Grammichele, Italy
"My mission is to bring mass and rotundity to the flat surface of the canvas."
I was born in the Amazonian city of Belém, Brazil, July 1970. From the year 2000 I live in Italy.• I paint, sculpt and draw since I was a child, figurative and then changing to abstract art.
• I studied philosophy and industrial design, I am essentially a self-taught artist.
• I work in my green sunny farm-studio in the heart of the amazing Sicilian countryside.
• Fluent speak: English, Portuguese, Spanish and Italian.
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ARTIST STATEMENT-
I intimately think that building a visual subject is above all immediacy, I am a pretty rational and pragmatic person consequently I do not place through my art cultural contradictions or philosophical reflections, I’m into the pure visual zone of my work most of the time.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
In other words I’m just looking for a trice of emotion in the abstract beauty, something that I can read on the fly, and cry and laugh without having to identify myself entirely, that goes beyond me as a creative, or creator, a conceptual entity that can embrace and accumulate a lot of energy on my small painting surface.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
There’s a lot of science references and some sci fi allegories in my artworks rather than only abstract intuition or inspiration, I love the way these fields occasionally coincide in the same space, in a sort of cosmic cooperation.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I’m just bringing my long time technical skills in over 30 years of experience manipulating materials to create my abstract masks, and I hope the universe will bring everything else, the real thing: the energy, the connection, the supreme intelligence.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
This Artist Statement will surely be changed or upgraded in the next future, as every little thing in this existence, every molecule and atom are in a constant move, so am I.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
THE PROCESS-
I paint mainly on canvas, I prefer thick and raw types of cotton tissue. Sometimes I use heavy weight paper or wood board.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
I work on 3-5 pieces simultaneously, I don’t do sketches, I don’t consider anything prior, I just prepare the surfaces and the initial textures the day before.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
My work needs a hard physical effort and this is a constant pleasure, no chance for boredom or annoyance. Sometimes things won’t go smoothly, so I just let everything as they are and go for a walk and meditation, or perhaps leave and let everything for the other day.
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
MATERIALS-
Canvas, wood, paper, gesso, beeswax, fibers, acrylic colors, oil, UV resin, spray paint, pastels. Tools: Spatulas, brushes, brooms, heat gun, glue gun etc.
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AWARD AND GRANTS-
• 3° Place IV SART Rondonya award, Brazil – 1997
• 1° Place “La Fenice” Palermo award, Italy – 2001
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COLLECTIONS-
• Private collections in USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Germany, Italy and Switzerland.
• Museum permanent exhibition: MUDAC “Museo D’Arte Contemporanea” Syracuse, Italy
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