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t n e v E e About th In 2012 Eastern Europe will receive the multiculturalism of Brazil for 5 days through ‘Pinta Brazil’, whose starting point is in Bratislava, Slovakia. An itinerant project, it aims to bring artists who work in different media to several European capitals. The inaugural event brings together artists including photographers, sculptors, painters and musicians who best illustrate the spirit of awareness and social engagement that the two countries have in common. The outcomes of the meeting of two countries, while being physically remote from each other, are the shared traits that cultural exchange, artistic and economic development bring. ‘Pinta Brazil’ promotes the strong influence of the aesthetic in the visual arts, disseminating the richness of Brazilian culture worldwide. Backed by the cultural bodies of each participating country, ‘Pinta Brazil’ follows the zero impact European cultural calendar. Some of the artists in the programme use recycled materials in their work. The Festival has the full support of the Embassy of Brazil in Slovakia. It is also supported by partnerships with the private sector, ranging from logistics, assembly and organization.
g n i t n i a P Brazil The audience interacts with Brazilian artists who will exhibit their works in galleries, museums and city squares. The natural environment becomes a studio, offering to the public a place to enjoy and discuss Brazilian art in the urban setting. In this space, art will be represented by contemporary Bahian artists Bel Borba, Ed Ribeiro, Ricardo Franco, Christian Clavier and Ricardo Teixeira.
About the Artists
Bel Borba Bel Borba has exhibited in some of the most important galleries of contemporary art in the world (USA, SWITZERLAND) and he is recognized as one of the disciples of CarybĂŠ. His initiation into the art world began at age 14 when he made an exhibition of woodcuts in Terreiro de Jesus. At 18, he did his first professional show. Since then, he has made numerous dips in the various forms of expression that art offers, from simple to sophisticated. The art of Bel Borba already appeared in fashion shows, plays, scenarios, through to graphic arts. Its urban manifestations, especially the mosaics, give life to the most unlikely places in Salvador da Bahia, and make him the largest urban interventionist in the city.
Ed Ribeiro Ed Ribeiro (Ribeiro Edmilton), as he has come to sign his paintings, creates artistic works related to elements of African culture, with the greatest inspiration coming from the Orixas (Africanderived spirit beings) of Bahia. He is a self-taught artist. Ed Ribeiro developed an innovative technique, "Spilled Paint�, which gives shape and movement to the works, and does not rely on tools such as brushes, spatulas or conventional accessories to realize his creations. Jackson Pollock, one of the pioneers of this technique, used random forms to produce abstract figures, while Ed Ribeiro uses the technique to produce deliberate, representative images. Ed Ribeiro's works have gained recognition and awards, medals and other MAM in 2008 and the Brazilian Society of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro in 2009. Ed’s work has been exhibited at the United Nations HQ. Under the auspices of the Academy of Arts of Paris, his works were exhibited in the Louvre and Everarts gallery. His work was also exhibited at the International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Florence.
Christian Cravo Christian was born in 1974, and spent the first years of his life in the artistic and tropical environs of Salvador, Brazil. Son of a photographer and a sculptor's grandson, had the privilege of being introduced into the world of art at an early age. When he returned to Brazil, he became deeply involved with the camera, turning to photography projects. Christian’s work is recognized in Brazil and overseas, through exhibitions at the Museum of Modern Art (Bahia), Throckmorton Fine Arts (New York), Galeri Billedhusets (Copenhagen), SF Camera Works Gallery (San Francisco), Ministry of Culture (GMT), Museu de Arte Sacra (Bethlehem) and group exhibitions including Witkin Gallery, Throckmorton Fine Arts, Houston Fotofest, Palais de Tokyo (Paris) and El Museo del Barrio (New York). In 2011, Christian was named as one of the ten most influential photographers in Brazil.
Ricardo Franco Ricardo Franco was born in Salvador, Bahia, and studied fine arts at the Catholic University. At 26 years old, he founded Graal Communications, an advertising company based in the state of Bahia. In advertising Graal has won several awards including first prize at the National Creative and Brand Slogan of the Carnival of Salvador. In photography he found a channel to express his creative side, using a variety of compositions that will be compiled into a book. Since 2009 then he has also been developing projects that make use of various physical techniques such as finger paints, oil and acrylic, among others. Ricardo was consecrated in Brazilian halls, participated of the Exhibition in the Carroussel of the Louvre and the International Hall in the Gallery Patricia Mu単oz, Barcelona being successful for unamimity in the modality subject.
Ricardo Teixeira Ricardo Teixeira Armarinhos juxtaposes styles, techniques and research of organic materials, synthetic and solid. The content of his sculptures is a fine line between a marine organism and human elements that destabilize the unique look and a strong desire to spring from one sculpture to another. The acrylic lacquer container that houses his work is the message of using advanced urban architecture. As an uncertainty principle, Tan says: ‘The city breaks under the synthetic and is intended to achieve a new body.
Born in Angola, Micaela Krampl lived for 18 years in Brazil. After
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travelling and working for several years in Portugal, London and Brazil, she decided to shake up the cultural scene in Eastern Europe with some exotic Brazilian spices. Living today in the
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Slovak capital Bratislava, she intends to bring the largest possible number of Brazilian artists to exhibit their work here in Europe, making it the centre of Brazilian art overseas.
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