Adriana Carvalho, Brazil
The art of Adrianna Carvalho reflects the important influence that the expressive spirit African culture has had on her native country. Her works are insightful reflections on the pressures and ideologies society imposes on sexual identities, sexual relationships, and the subsequent consequences they have had. Her sculptures are weighted with an articulate sense of awareness, and a forceful presence of reality. Selected Comments “Minimallism’s geometric perfection is replaced by the vagaries of decay and the human touch” Fred Camper - Chicago Reader “The forms are simple, abstracted from nature... they are delicately rendered and humanized, but this sense of humanity turns violent...the work suggests danger not only with its outer armor but also in the possibility that, like the Trojan horse, something might be hidden inside” Bertha Husband - Chicago Reader.
The art of Adrianna Carvalho reflects the important influence that the expressive spirit African culture has had on her native country. Her works are insightful reflections on the pressures and ideologies society imposes on sexual identities, sexual relationships, and the subsequent consequences they have had. Her sculptures are weighted with an articulate sense of awareness, and a forceful presence of reality. Selected Comments “Minimallism’s geometric perfection is replaced by the vagaries of decay and the human touch” Fred Camper - Chicago Reader “The forms are simple, abstracted from nature... they are delicately rendered and humanized, but this sense of humanity turns violent...the work suggests danger not only with its outer armor but also in the possibility that, like the Trojan horse, something might be hidden inside” Bertha Husband - Chicago Reader.
