“Impromptus”

Dudi Maia Rosa has a long career and is an unequivocal reference for the contemporary art circuit, especially for countless artists who were formed under his influence. He is an artist who investigates and experiments. He works mainly at the limits of painting with his chromatic surfaces made of polyester resin and fiberglass, among other unusual materials.

He presented his first solo exhibition at MASP in 1978. Since then he has held several others at the Millan Gallery, São Paulo, in 2009, 2012 and 2016; at the Maria Antônia Cultural Center, São Paulo, in 2002 and 2013; the Tomie Ohtake Institute, São Paulo, in 2008; the Figueiredo Ferraz Institute, São Paulo, in 2013; among others. His group exhibitions include: Ways of Seeing Brazil: Itaú Cultural 30 Years, Oca, São Paulo, 2017; A Private Collection — Contemporary Art in the Pinacoteca Collection, São Paulo, 2015; 10th Mercosul Biennial, Messages from a New America, Rio Grande do Sul, 2015; Brasiliana: Contemporary Modern, MASP, São Paulo, 2006; 5th Mercosul Biennial, Rio Grande do Sul, 2005; Rediscovery Exhibition: Brazil 500 Years, at the Bienal Pavilion, São Paulo, 2000; Johannesburg Biennial, South Africa, 1995; São Paulo International Biennial, 1987 and 1994; and Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, MAM-SP, 1973, 1986, 1989 and 1993.