“Series: continental lapidary I and II”

In his works, Antonio Obá addresses cultural aspects related to ethnic prejudice, religiosity, eroticism, family memories and how such social factors construct and deconstruct the bodies of individuals. Drawings, paintings, objects, installations, performances, engravings, the artist brings, sometimes figuratively, sometimes sublimated, the evidence of the body: a trace, an artifact, a gesture that insists on the resistance of being, of perceiving a structure demarcated by rituals, stories, prohibitions, traditions.

Graduated in Visual Arts / degree (2010), from FADM - Faculdade de Artes Dulcina de Moraes, he has worked in the area of ​​art education for over 10 years and has worked as a Visual Arts teacher for the Department of Education of the Federal District - Brasília - since 2012, responsible for the Regional Education of the city of Taguatinga (DF).

Visual artist, has participated in group and solo exhibitions since 2001, with works in private collections and exhibited in local and international salons. Member artist of the Centro Cultural Elefante, a center that promotes poetic-artistic experimentation, as well as the promotion of projects related to the practice and reflection of art through residencies, workshops, exhibitions, courses, etc.