Who is Beatriz Milhazes?
Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes’s practice includes painting, drawing and collage. Characterised by sensual colour, optical movement and energetic visual cadences, her abstract work fuses a diverse repertoire of images and forms.
Where is Milhazes represented?
Milhazes is represented by Stephen Friedman Gallery, London. Beatriz Milhazes (born 1960) is a Brazilian artist. She is known for her work juxtaposing Brazilian cultural imagery and references to western Modernist painting. The daughter of a lawyer and an art historian, Milhazes was born in Rio de Janeiro in 1960.
Who is Paulo Milhazes?
Part of a generation that emerged in the 1980s from Brazil, who enjoyed a return to painting after the art of the 1970s, Milhazes has said “I am an abstract painter and I speak an international language, but my interest is in things and behaviours that can only be found in Brazil”.
What is Rio Azul by Beatriz Milhazes about?
This film documents the unveiling of Beatriz Milhazes’ work Rio azul, the first tapestry the artist has made. In this film Milhazes talks about her studio processes, the techniques she has developed and the importance of collage to her practice. In this film, Beatriz Milhazes talks about her exhibition at White Cube Hong Kong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi-VoQPXSfk
What techniques does Milhazes use in her paintings?
Built on the principle of collage, Milhazes employs a decal technique in her painting whereby images are painted on sheets of plastic and then applied to the canvas by a transfer process, creating a smooth surface which nonetheless reveals the process of its own construction.
What is Beatriz’s style of painting?
In her works, Beatriz focuses on achieving a smooth surface as opposed to visible brush strokes with thickness being an intriguing topic but far from integral to her work and its importance. In this way she can play with the various sheen and levels of contrast that her materials provide in an attempt to further transform her canvas.