Ciao Tony!

Thank you for having my work at your place. Here is a page with a few words about the piece.

I hope you enjoy!

This painting is part of a series entitled Sketchbook, it started during the period of my residency at Palazzo Monti, in Italy, in November 2018.

The title Sketchbook reveals its concept of an ongoing drawing: a fluid composition of different references from History and Art.

Particularly, in this case, many different historic objects live together in this wild Brazilian garden: fragments of Greek-roman statues, two African masks, and an Egyptian symbol in blue.

One special reference is the yellow-green plant in the bottom right corner called "Espada de São Jorge" [Sword of Saint George], a very popular plant in Brazil, used in rituals as a protective plant against evil.

Finally, the canvas bring together many different instances of protection, cultures, and nature.

Sketchbook IV Aturdido, 2019

Acrylic and pencil on linen

150 x 130 cm

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click here to download the high-res jpeg of the work

rivolvita

Palazzo Monti, Brescia

2018

Umbigo do Desejo

Quadra, Rio

2019

Umbigo do Desejo

Quadra, Rio

2019

Studio's view

São Paulo

2019

For available works, please contact the gallery :) 

um beijo,

Matheus