what have I been thinking about in the last few weeks??

In my studio....





About Rio...





specific to Rocinha...






Artists...

Material...
And somehow..this will all come together in the next two weeks for my proposal...

Caio Reisewitz

I had the opportunity to view Caio Reisewitz first solo exhibition at the CCBB during my past visit to Rio. I remember being easier intrigued and influence by the natural beauty that his photographers share with the viewer. The photograph above was probably by far on of my favorites of the exhibition. The color is just so intense and rich. He had many other images of inside architectural spaces that played a lot with light and shadow.

The photography that intrigued me, by far the most, was what simply appeared to be a shot of the forest or jungle. It was a luscious green that soaked in the color and made it feel like I was there. With further examination you begin to notice that what first appears to be a place furthest away from civilization, you notice favelas hidden among the foresta. I decided to look into a bit more of his work and found out he is a native of São Paulo and photographs many of his images within its limits. I personally did not witness or experience much of any encounters with nature while in São Paulo. It is a HUGE city, home to over 11 million people. It is nice to know areas like this do exist there and I like the juxaposition of these two different environments of the natural and processed together. When I saw that photograph, I had an "ah ha!" moment and began to think about this idea in other forms. In some ways I think it was the inspiration behind my latest idea for a piece.

Brasil Series #5

I am currently in the process of looking for a space so I can start working on some ideas for pieces I have been thinking about. For now I am trying to keep up with the marquetry work I was doing in Brazil. I am hoping to start a new piece this week. The piece will be a reference to my experience walking around Sao Paulo. I'll let you know when I have more progress!!

This piece is a reference to the CIEPs found throughout Rio. I wrote about them in an early post. Here is a recap.