Year of creation | 2020 |
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Dimensions | 73 W × 53 H × 2 D cm |
Type of art | painting |
Style | naïve art |
Genre | history |
Materials | mixed method, paper |
Type of packaging | art tube |
This stunning painting is a vibrant homage to Brazil's favelas, capturing the essence of their daily life through an abstract expressionist style. The bright, bold color palette accurately represents the homes and surrounding nature, while elements of folk and indigenous culture are evident in every stroke. This piece transcends simple portraiture to offer a glimpse into the soul of the favelas, full of energy, history and beauty. The masterpiece in bringing to light deep feelings of resistance, vitality and community.
Born in Barbacena- MG, Marcelo Fidélis is a self-taught artist. His relationship with art dates back to when he was a child and trained as a cook. He currently develops work using experimental techniques linked to sculpture, painting, cooking and skateboarding. His work revolves around the simple representation of the human face, establishing different variations through materials, textures, colors and expressions, towards a sculptural process of the surface, valuing manual work. His work is an invitation to a natural, pure and instinctive experience, combined with the primitive and the strength of the face as a means of encounter, presence and expression.