Educational Projects

12 December 2016 by

 

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Having faced social challenges in my teenage years and today as I observe and appreciate my chldren’s progress, I realize just how much I lacked in supplementing my eduacational development at their age. In my opinion, modest or small interventions at that stage would have timely filled the dark holes which I still experience in my brain today. This awareness has brought me the permanent concern to try to somehow supplement the education of children in Brazil, in addition to extending this concept to other ages and situations of knowledge.

I have been developing my work within the socio-educational scope, my personal commitment to contribute to the improvement and benefit of children’s universe. I am convinced that education for citizenship is one of the keys to creating a more humane and democratic society. In this context, during the last few years I have held various exhibitions, interviews and given art classes to children in public schools, both in Brazil and in the Netherlands.

In addition to these activities, I contributed to the illustration of the book Estudar História, Das Origens dos Homen à Era Digital – volume 6 – by the historian Patricia Ramos Braick, belonging to the History Study Collection for secondary education. I also desiged the natinonal stamps collection of the fiftieth anniversary of Brasília, capital of Brazil.

More recently, I was invited by academic Dr. Lee Pegler of the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University of Rotterdam, which is based in The Hague, to collaborate on the design and organisation of an interlinked exhibition of some paintings from my Medusa Collection with a lecture on Lee’s international socio-economic research work.

The exhibition depicts the relationship between in particular Brazil and The Netherlands from the perspective of the arts and the social sciences. The institute is doing pioneering research on value chains and their socio-economic importance, international trade relations and multi-cultural which are a reflection of their interplay. But there is also a cultural impact and the Medusa Collection is seen as a good and inspiring example.

The exhibition is an attempt to focus on to stabilisch a potential dialogue between Art and Social Sciences in order to make Ph.D. and M.A. students aware of the processes that lead them to develop their research. In seeking more egalitarian and harmonious solutions to the many scientific and social issues that surround us, they will start from a deeper understanding that can offer an adequate support to humanity in a more peaceful and humanitarian way.

The Where Art Meets Science Exhibition takes place in two places simultaneously, the ISS Atrium – International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University in The Hague and on the Keizer Viaduct Karel A9 Open-air gallery in Amsterdam, and to thus spread its message of insipration at both academia as well as street level alike.

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Brasília

23 November 2014 by
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My collection Brasília is inspired by the architectural landscapes of the city, while in dialogue with the varied cultural roots of its inhabitants. Colours and themes from Brasilia’s daily life reflect on the richness of the natural and cultural wealth its citizen’s share. But the colours also reflect the local landscape: the ochre and greens of the natural environment; the red tones of the soil; the deep blue of the sky over Brasilia; the grey of concrete.
The collection Brasilia was selected by the ECT, the Brazilian postal company, to illustrate 6 million national stamps. One painting of the collection Brasilia also appears in Brazilian schoolbooks for educational purposes.
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Cirandas

22 November 2014 by
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My Ciranda dancers are free and unconstrained; they turn, twirl, jump and stretch. There is no beginning and no end to their movement. Their young energy is captured in this moment. The dresses the girls wear are inspired by memories of my school uniform, my most beautiful piece of clothes, of which I was very proud at the time!
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Favelas

21 November 2014 by

 

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My Favela paintings depict how homes in the shantytowns form a labyrinth out of which there is no escape. This visualisation of poverty and over-population as can be found around the globe is offset by the use of cheerful colours and happy flags. Although the endless repetition of squares reflect the millions that live that way, the subtle differences of the homes express individuality and hope, and in particular the joy in life its inhabitants share.
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Medusa

20 November 2014 by

 

 

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My first Medusa painting was part of the Triënalle collection at the Cobra Museum, in The Netherlands. I wanted to show the beauty of differences that lies in the eye of the beholder. In this first painting of a series, I combine a typically Dutch heritage, as Delftware tulip vase, with colourful tropical flowers, representing a meeting of the Dutch and Brazilian cultures by which each enhances the other.
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Kimonos

18 November 2014 by

 

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My Kimonos paintings represent expressions of pride and purpose of past generations for today’s generation. These universal values are captured locally around the globe. Japanese Kimonos, as like Chinese Hanfu or Vietnamese Hmong clothing, for instance, to me also demonstrate dedication to beauty through the use of exceptional beautiful materials such as silk fabric and embroideries. I try to capture the heritage they represent and combine this with Brazilian or other folk fabrics to demonstrate their message is timeless and universal.
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