“Carbon-Universe-Window”
Carbon-Universe-Window
(SKU. 3234)
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Date
2015 -
Technique
engraving ink on Stonehenge paper 320g -
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 112 x 76 x 3 cm -
Edition
15 -
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Unlike the engraving technique, where the objective is to have a print run where all the prints are identical copies from a proof by the artist, in Raul Mourão's work the drawings are made using the monotype technique, so that each one has its own characteristics, generating unique pieces.
According to the artist: "In times of high-resolution digital printers, I sought the opposite path: a manual reproduction technique (a type of engraving without a press) that incorporates programmed and accidental noises, generating unique results. It is a play on the idea of a print run where each result is different from the other despite starting from the same grid/matrix. A mechanical/artisanal game as opposed to an industrial/digital technique. A print run of 25 different and at the same time similar pieces."
The price corresponds to the work without a frame.
Biography
Raul Mourão
Raul Mourão is one of the leading figures of the generation of artists who marked the Rio de Janeiro art scene in the 1990s. Recognized for his multimedia production, which encompasses sculptures, installations, videos, photographs, paintings, drawings, prints, and performances, Mourão develops works based on observations of urban daily life, especially in Rio de Janeiro, combining social criticism, humor, and formal experimentation.
His work investigates the visual codes of the city and reinterprets elements such as railings, fences, market stalls, and security systems. Since his first photographic records of Rio de Janeiro's railings in 1989, which unfolded into sculptures and installations from the 2000s onwards, his research has evolved into interactive kinetic works composed of modular geometric forms and mobile structures. In these works, the artist connects urban violence with the search for formal balance.
Among her most recent solo exhibitions are "Cage Head" at the Americas Society in New York, 2023; "Lugar Geométrico" at Casa França-Brasil in Rio de Janeiro, 2023; "Empty Head" at Nara Roesler in New York, 2021; "Fora/Dentro" at the Museu da República in Rio de Janeiro, 2018; and "Você está aqui" at MuBE in São Paulo, 2016. She has participated in group exhibitions such as "Utopias e distopias" at MAM-BA, 2022; "Modos de ver o Brasil: Itaú Cultural 30 anos" at Oca, 2017; and the Vancouver Biennale between 2014 and 2016.
His works are part of the collections of institutions such as ASU Art Museum, Instituto Itaú Cultural, MAC Niterói, Museu de Arte do Rio, and MAM Rio. Raul Mourão lives and works in Rio de Janeiro.
Representative galleries
Nara Roesler Gallery , São Paulo
Albuquerque Contemporânea , Belo Horizonte
Lurixs Contemporary Art , Rio de Janeiro
Alban , Salvador
Destaques da carreira
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“Raul Mourão: introdução à teoria dos opostos absolutos” | 2019 | Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, SP | Foto: Erika Mayumi
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Montagem no projeto "Travessias" | 2011 | Galpão Bela Maré, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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Vista da mostra "Toque Devagar" | 2012 | Praça Tiradentes, Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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"Tração Animal" | 2012 | MAM RJ
