Sibé Feliciano Lana or Kenhiporã - the child of dream drawings (1937-2020)

The pencil drawings, gouache and watercolors of Desana The Desana, who call themselves Umuko Masá (“people of the universe”), are one of the sixteen peoples of the Eastern Tukano linguistic family, residents of the Uaupés River region, a tributary of the Upper Rio Negro. The Tiquié River, the banks of...
Gente-Peixe 1. 2012. Pintura de Feliciano Lana. Acervo: Museu da Amazônia (MUSA)
Gente-Peixe 1. 2012. Pintura de Feliciano Lana. Acervo: Museu da Amazônia (MUSA)

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Making visible the invisible: the relentless pursuit of Éder Oliveira

December 2024
A hardened, joyless or constrained gaze, withered physique and unrevealed identity. Seen by society as outcasts, these are the individuals featured in Éder Oliveira's paintings. Using the crime pages of newspapers as raw material, the painter gives identity to the anonymous characters who are seen as criminals, even if not found guilty of any wrongdoing.

Rai Reis - The perfect photo is that I am yet to take

October 2024

Carmézia Emiliano paints so as not to forget

August 2024
Becoming acquainted with Carmézia Emiliano's work is delving into the artist's ongoing effort to record every detail of the culture of her people, the Macuxi. Art whose every line, color, shape and scene reflects a choice, and is meticulously constructed in coherence with her “mantra”: “I paint so as not to forget my culture”.