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With strong identity present in his features, the artist Bruno Big is multidisciplinary on the use of different techniques in his creations. He gravitates through different historical periods of art from the classical order with engraving, woodcut, traditional painting and stencil to more contemporary techniques such as graffiti and experimental printmaking. Instagram: @brunobig
In diversity there is a marked identity and a common north: the use of calm colors and objects found in the streets and markets of Rio de Janeiro, those are always present in Marcelo Mack’s works of art. Creator of characters that watch us on the walls of the city, he expresses his art by different artistic mediums: paintings composed by woodcut; paints and pens developed in sketches and drawings; sculpting and carving wood; and enhances the street-art with spray. Instagram: @marcelomacedo03
Degree in Painting, MA in Art History and PhD in Visual Arts, the artist Alexander Emerick makes exhibition paintings, videos and installations. He has experience as a restorer of works of art and cultural property in institutions like the National Museum of Fine Arts, National Library and Casa De Rui Barbosa. All empirical dedication does not dazzle an ancient pleasure, the nurses new adventures: family surfing.
It is through illustration and painting in ink that Alexandre Baltazar explores with irony and cruelty everyday niceties of postmodern life. His work is focused on the search for an aesthetic not manufactured. Imperfect lines, black and white, unpretentiousness, questioning. All that without losing his sense of humor. Instagram: @mondobaltazar
Self-taught painter, Bê Sadala works mainly with acrylic paint, but also mastered painting techniques in oil, fabric, watercolor, pastel, ink and drawings. He searches, with the realistic style, to depict landscapes from different historical periods of Rio de Janeiro. Instagram: @sadalaarte
He comes from the 70’s and 80’s punk underground and the multi-colored illustrative references scene of this time. The artist's inspiration are surfing and skateboarding of Rio, João Paulo Mendonça who works primarily with pen posca, spray, graphite, color pencil and charcoal keeps the "hardcore" essence in his artistic adventures. Instagram: @johnyart
Born into a family of artists in Southern Rio, Joel attended Queiroga small studios, museums, exhibitions and all kinds of creative environments. Natural designer and craftsman, has the virtue of carve, sculpt and develop objects from different materials. Instagram: @joelqueiroga
‘Simples impresses’. Away from the symmetries, inspired by Burle Marx and Niemeyer, the Rio de Janeiro artist Rafael Uzai makes wood and acrylic paint the basis of its artistic expression and uses the charm of imperfection and abstract to strengthen the striking and unique language of his works. Instagram: @rafaeluzai
Inspired by the admiration he has for colors, tones and harmony of nature itself, Guga Zeemann makes you feel the natural scenarios as the main protagonists of his works. The spontaneous direction he takes, results in the search of combining more impactful and more vivid visual experiences that later will become art. Instagram: @gugazeemann
Peu Mello is an enthusiast creative person, he seeks his artistic identity in the contrast between chaos and order. He floats from different languages and materials to develop installations, paintings, illustrations, photographs and furniture. Hyperactivity, freedom and artistic vein act as fuel for his expressions. Instagram: @peum
With strong identity present in his features, the artist Bruno Big is multidisciplinary on the use of different techniques in his creations. He gravitates through different historical periods of art from the classical order with engraving, woodcut, traditional painting and stencil to more contemporary techniques such as graffiti and experimental printmaking. Instagram: @brunobig