Alexandre Mury

Alexandre Mury works from self-portraits which he relates to readings of cultural and literary icons, painting, sculpture and other references. Photography is the over-all support for these works. He started with photography at the age of 16. He was born in São Fidélis, RJ on January 13,1976 and has drawn and painted since childhood. Alexandre Mury has a degree in Social Communication (FAFIC, Campos, RJ, Brazil) and was art director in advertising agencies, as well as acting professor of visual communication in three educational centers (FIPH, 2003/2006; CEFET, 2003/2004; FAFIC2003/2004). In a playful, intriguing and newly contextualized mode, he endeavours to reconstruct famous eternal themes and to re frame the Classics. contemporary mainstream exercises in recycling and rereading. His originality lies in the performative character of his work, in its self-direction and stylistic consistency.