“Untitled”
Untitled
(SKU. 10195)
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Date
2009 -
Technique
photography -
Dimensions
(H x W x D) 88 x 200 x 4 cm -
Edition
50 -
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The work is part of a series produced by Amelia Toledo in 2009, in which rocks and minerals were scanned and digitally processed to create “landscapes.” The artist invites us to notice landscapes where we don’t usually find them, whether in small objects or fragments of nature.
The artist, who used the stones and their colors for therapeutic purposes, believes that the energy transmitted by a mineral block changes the public's relationship with the environment.
Amelia Toledo's interest and research on the relationships between art and nature permeated her entire life. Her works articulate matter, color, time and space.
Biography
Amelia Toledo
Amelia Toledo began her art studies in the late 1930s, when she attended Anita Malfatti's studio. In the following decade, she studied with Yoshiya Takaoka and Waldemar da Costa. In 1948, she began working as a project designer in the office of architect Vilanova Artigas. This contact with key figures in Brazilian modern art, as well as her experience in her father's pathological anatomy laboratory, enabled her to develop a multifaceted work that uses various languages such as sculpture, painting and engraving. This production also flourished in the company of other artists of her generation, such as Mira Schendel, Tomie Ohtake, Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Pape.
Amelia Toledo's diverse media reveal a spirit focused on an expanded investigation of artistic possibilities. From the 1970s onwards, the artist's production went beyond the constructive grammar, which made use of regular geometric elements and curves, and began to focus on natural forms. Toledo began collecting materials such as shells and stones, and the landscape became a fundamental theme in her practice. The artist's paintings, on the other hand, have monochromatic tendencies, revealing her interest in researching color.
She has participated in several exhibitions in Brazil and abroad. Her solo shows include: Amelia Toledo – I Remembered That I Forgot , at the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB-SP) (2017), in São Paulo, Brazil; Amelia Toledo , at the Estação Pinacoteca (2009), in São Paulo, Brazil; Novo olhar , at the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (2007), in Curitiba, Brazil; and Viagem ao coração da matéria , at the Tomie Ohtake Institute (2004), in São Paulo, Brazil. Recent group shows include: Ways of Seeing Brazil: Itaú Cultural 30 Years , at Oca (2017), in São Paulo, Brazil; 30x Bienal: Transformations in Brazilian Art from the 1st to the 30th Edition , at the São Paulo Biennial Foundation (2013), in São Paulo, Brazil; A Point of Irony , at the Vera Chaves Barcellos Foundation (2011), in Viamão, Brazil; and Brasiliana MASP: Contemporary Modern , at the São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP) (2006), in São Paulo, Brazil; in addition to the 29th São Paulo Biennial, São Paulo, Brazil (2010); 10th Mercosul Biennial, Porto Alegre, Brazil (2015). His works are featured in important institutional collections such as: Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal; Itaú Cultural Institute, São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM-SP), São Paulo, Brazil; São Paulo Museum of Art (MASP), São Paulo, Brazil; and Pinacoteca of the State of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; among others.
Representative galleries
Nara Roesler Gallery , Sao Paulo
Destaques da carreira
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"Sete Ondas – Uma Escultura Planetária" | 1993 | Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo (MAM-SP), Brasil
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"Parque das Cores do Escuro" | 2003 | Vila Maria, São Paulo, Brasil
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"Oceânico" | 1990 | Vista da instalação no SESC Pompéia, São Paulo, Brasil | Foto: © Du Ribeiro
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"Paisagem Subterrânea" | 1998 | Estação Cardeal Arcoverde do Metrô do Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
