The artwork features a striking composition of contrasting textures and materials. The dominant element is a large, rugged concrete structure with an uneven, weathered surface, creating a rough and organic appearance. Juxtaposed against this, the lower portion of the piece showcases a smooth, burnished wooden surface, adding a warm, natural element. The overall composition creates a captivating interplay between the artificial, industrial nature of the concrete and the natural, earthy qualities of the wood. The artist's intention seems to explore the tension between the man-made and the natural, inviting the viewer to consider the relationship between these disparate elements. ...
Founded in São Paulo in 2011, Galeria Jaqueline Martins is a space for research, documentation and presentation of contemporary artistic production. It proposes collaborative curatorial strategies that foster dialogue between different generations and different cultural perspectives. One of its guiding principles is the encouragement of research-oriented conceptualist practices characterized by critical, even subversive, approaches. Since its inauguration, the gallery has developed a special program around the investigation of artistic productions carried out during the Brazilian military period – more specifically from the 1970s and 1980s. It promotes a historical revision of processes grounded on strong intellectual resistance, audacity and commitment to art and which transformed the artistic practice in the country, but nonetheless were neglected throughout the last decades. By integrating research and practice that confront the contemporary scene by means of its exhibition program, the gallery encourages the revival of the debate that conceives of artistic actions as contact zones for the exercise of aesthetic, social and political change. In 2020 the gallery opened its second exhibition space, in Brussels, aiming to expand our presence in Europe and to develop a multidisciplinary program that will foster connections between our artists and Brazilian art practices in an international context. ...
