Solo exhibition “Painting between cracks and gaps” by Sergio’s sister

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Nara Roesler São Paulo is pleased to present Pintura entre Frestas e Cavidades, a one-man show by Sérgio Sister bringing together Three series of works the artist has developed over the past few decades, including paintings, props, slides, and Boxes. The exhibition is accompanied by a text by Felipe Scovino.

The sister started her career in the 1960s, a period when the country experienced great political turmoil with an upswing military dictatorship, with a work characterized by language heavily influenced by pop art and neoformism. Engaged in the student movement, he was arrested, tortured, and even created an important body of work in prison. After his release, he only resumed his artistic career in the early 1980s, a moment when painting reappeared frequently Strength in the Brazilian and global scenario. Since then, his research has focused on the constituent elements of painting, Such as color and surface and their relationship to space.

In the current exhibition, the paintings on canvas consist of diptychs and polytyptychs of different colors grouped together by middle of a metal plate. There are small gaps between them which are filled with colored bands. vitality arrived Critic Felipe Scovino: “These are pieces that require modular construction, yet have autonomy.” At the same time that Sister It re-emphasizes the monochromaticity of each painting, as well as its flatness, causing a kind of “breakthrough” during these periods, 3D embrace.

Another important group of works included in the exhibition are the boxes, in which the artist makes use of structures Manufactured by him which refers to the wooden crates used for transporting and storing fruits and vegetables In street markets and supermarkets. Sister covers the wooden strips that make up these structures in different colors. Thus, through the three dimensions of the object, it is possible to perceive the interaction between the tones, which also leads to Drawing into an expanded domain, where it ceases to exist exclusively on the level and begins to emerge as well Objects found. Completing the search between color and three-dimensionality are also works from the Ripas series, Where Sister interviews some important names in Brazilian art history, such as Willys de Castro.

Also part of the exhibition are three paintings made on Kozu paper. This backing, made of rice paper fibers, is Used by the artist since the end of the 1980s, it stands out while drawing attention to her masterpieces And also for its great susceptibility and resistance. The works on the show have a more organic vibe than Previous works from the same series, which offer more freedom and less geometric precision.

Sergio’s sister

Sérgio Sister (b. 1948, São Paulo, Brazil) started producing in the late 1960s, during which time he worked Journalist and close to the political struggle to resist the Brazilian military regime (1964 – 1985). as part of The generation of the eighties, revisiting an old pictorial theme: the interaction between surface and 3D, in an attempt Launch the board into space. What distinguished its production at that time was the superimposition of tonal layers, which resulted in Independent color fields that coexist harmoniously. His work today combines painting and sculpture. he is using Struts derived from existing structures and systems designed to serve our daily needs, such as It is noted in the Ripas series, produced since the end of the nineties, and Caixas, since 1996, whose names refer to manufactured products from which they are derived.

Sérgio Sister lives and works in São Paulo, Brazil. Among his recent solo exhibitions, the following stand out: Then and Now, in Nara Roesler (2019), in New York, United States; Sérgio Sister: Smile colors and other devices, at Instituto Ling (2019), in Porto Alegre, Brazil; Sérgio Sister, at Kupfer Gallery (2017), in London, UK; Sister Sergio: Malin is dead Raum, Schatten und Luft, at Galerie Lange + Pult (2016), in Zurich, Switzerland; Extended Fields, in Nymphe Projekte (2016), in Berlin, Germany; Sergio Sister, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo (2013). Participated in the ninth and twenty-fifth editions of the Biennale From Sao Paulo, Brazil (1967, 2002). Recent group shows include: Participants/Responses Galeria Nara Roesler NY (2023); Line as Orientation, in Pina Estação (2019), in São Paulo, Brazil; The Pencil is the Key: Art for Imprisoned Artists, in The Drawing Center (2019), New York, United States; Géométries Américaines, du Mexique à la Terre de Feu, at the Fondation Cartier pour l’Art Contemporain (2018), in Paris, France; AI-5 50 years old – not finished yet, at Instituto Tomie Ohtake (ITO) (2018), in São Paulo, Brazil; and MAC USP in the 21st Century – The Age of Artists, at Museum of Contemporary Art from the University of São Paulo (MAC USP) (2017), in São Paulo, Brazil (2017). His works are an important part Collections such as: Center Georges Pompidou, Paris, France; Francois Pinault Collection, Venice, Italy; institution/Colección Jumex, Mexico City, Mexico; Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; sea; MASP. MAC-USP; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, among others.

Nara Roessler

Nara Roesler is one of the main Brazilian contemporary art galleries, representing Brazilian artists and Major international figures who began their careers in the 1950s, as well as established and emerging artists And the dialogue of his productions with the currents presented by these historical figures. Founded by Nara Rossler in 1989, The gallery has constantly promoted curatorial practice, without neglecting the highest quality of production Submit the artwork. This has been actively applied through a well-thought-out exhibition programme, Created in close collaboration with its artists; Implementation and promotion of the Roesler Curatorial Project, a platform for organizational initiatives; As well as ongoing support for artists in exhibitions outside of their gallery and work spaces with institutions and curators. In 2012, the gallery expanded its headquarters in São Paulo; In 2014 it expanded to Rio de Janeiro and, In 2015, she opened a space in New York, continuing her mission of bringing her the best platform Artists present their work.

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Sergio’s sister paint between the cracks and cavities

Paint between cracks and cavities

Nara Roesler Sao Paulo

It will open August 19, 11am-5pm

Exhibition August 19 – October 7, 2023

Monday to Friday, 10 am to 7 pm

Saturday, 11am – 3pm