“Parking”
Parking
(SKU. 1621)
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Date
2014 -
Technique
cement and miniature "uno" car -
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 13 x 26 x 24 cm -
Edition
30
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Felipe Barbosa uses cement to immobilize a miniature of the "Uno" automobile. A symbol of modern and contemporary urban mobility, the car is imprisoned and in a way petrified by the artist. Each edition of the multiple has a miniature in a different color.
Biography
Felipe Barbosa
Felipe Barbosa appropriates everyday objects, materials with potential for manipulation, and transforms them. The artist has a degree in painting from UFRJ and a master's degree in Visual Languages from the same institution. His recent exhibitions include those at the Miami Art Museum, the Museo de Arte Contemporaneo de Monterey (Mexico), Parque Laje, Funarte São Paulo, Centro Cultural São Paulo, the Museum of Contemporary Art of Niterói, the Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, the Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, and the Centro Dragão do Mar de Arte e Cultura (Fortaleza).
Representative galleries
Sergio Gonçalves Gallery , Rio de Janeiro
Blanca Soto Gallery , Madrid, Spain
Destaques da carreira
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“Temporary Nature of Thing” | 2008 | Galeria Sara Meltzer, Nova Iorque, EUA
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“Estranha economia” | 2012 | Paço Imperial, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
