AN ART THAT TRANSFORMS
The project TRILHAR A ARTE QUE TRANSFORMA
(Treading – an art that transforms) takes the public
to tread the paths whereby art transforms Earth’s
various elements into works of extreme beauty (fine
art) and to get in contact with processes that convey
sustainability (Creative Economy).
It is no coincidence that the Trilhar project chose
art as a paradigm, since in all its different forms of
expression art helps us elaborate our thoughts and
build and resignify things, objects and feelings. It
exercises our imagination and calls attention to the
importance of our history and our memories to the
way we live in society.
About CTG Brasil
CTG Brasil strives to develop the world with clean energy on a large scale. The country’s second largest private energy generation company, it counts on its dedicated local talent and is committed to give a contibution to Brazil’s energy matrix, guided by social responsiblity and respect for the environment. The company has invested in 17 hydropower plants and 11 wind parks, with a total installed capacity of 8.3 GW. Created in 2013, it is part of China Three Gorges Corporation, one of the world’s leaders in clean energy generation.
THE MINISTRY OF TOURISM, THE SPECIAL DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE AND CTG BRASIL PRESENT:
SUSTAINABLE CERAMICS
FROM EARTH TO OBJECT
FEMALE CERAMISTS
MUSEUM AND CONVENTION HALL PROFESSORA NARA LÚCIA NONATO
ILHA SOLTEIRA - SP
OPEN TO THE PUBLIC OCT 1- NOV 26, 2022
MON: FRI 8 A.M. - 5 P.M.
SAT: 2 P.M. - 10 P.M.
SUN: 4 P.M - 8 P.M.
Fernando Zelman
FEMALE CERAMISTS
COLLECTIVE EXHIBITION
Out of so many cultural and artistic segments related to artisanal and ancestral techniques, ceramics
is surely the most friendly and active in regard to the environment.
We know that ceramics are made of earth, which mixed with water becomes mud, if pliable becomes clay, if molded
becomes an object which after left to dry in the shade goes into a kiln and, through heat and the chemistry
between molecules, becomes a sturdy ceramic ware.
ln Brazil, this entire handicraft process is sustainable, and even more so is the functionality of these
objects conceived by notable "women of the clay" - past and present.
To represent them, we assembled a team of women, artists and artisans, solo or members of collectives,
from large and small towns, from communities - representing at least five states of the federation - masters in their technique and celebrated for their work.
The curator's main objective when choosing 14 artists among over 220 ceramists researched is to
connect the visitar to the art of national ceramics, by means of the different artistic proposals, with distinct
techniques and languages to afford the visitar direct contact with the creative excellence of Brazilian ceramics.
We hope you can plunge into the universe of ceramics and assimilate the beauty and the sustainable use of these precious objects.
CERAMICS AND HISTORY IN SÃO PAULO STATE'S CENTRAL-WEST REGION
Ceramics is one of the main handicraft techniques present everywhere in the country, and in the touristic resort of Ilha Solteira it couldn't be different.
We/1 before the establishment of the city and of the colonial period, the region harbored a great production of ceramic wares, made by the natives, particularly the women of the paiaguá people.
An extinct indigenous people, the paiaguás were nomads who dedicated themselves to hunting and gathering, and were master navigators.
Archaeological finds substantiate the production of ceramic wares, of high esthetic value, made of various types of clay obtained from the rivers of Ilha Solteira region.
According to Embrapa, the Brazilian Agricultural Research Corporation, Ilha Solteira's sail is of the clay type, which means that it contains a high concentration of three types of clay - notably red and black, appropriate for making ceramic objects.
This explains why ceramics is such an old practice in the region. lt is our hope that this exhibition will encourage the people of Ilha Solteira to rediscover ceramics.
Gallery
FEMALE
CERAMISTS
"My art is wholly intuitive, alLowing the flow of something that is ready, messages from the unconscious, related to my native place, my childhood in Mato Grosso do Sul, involving nature, especially trees, a frequent theme in my creations. Tree-women are a/so my trademark, representing the strength and resilience of women, who generate life and ensure the continuity of the species".
"My work alludes to the natural movement of water and the winds; it is the color of earth with shapes that lead to contemplation. Having nature dose by makes us reflect on its adequate use, on conscious consumption, respect. We use eco-certified clay. The studio runs 100% on solar energy, and ali the water used is decanted in a grease trap before going into the soil".
"My art is sustainable by its own nature, since it rests on the basic tripod of the concept of sustainability. lt's environmentally correct due to the raw material used, clay, and to its source ofinspiration, nature. It's also socially just, because it allows me to share my knowledge. And it's also quite affordable".
"I work with ceramics, using materiais and natural resources like water and energy conscientiously and efficiently, and also recycfing and reusing materiais and ceramic plasters. My work "Fali" is imbued with the movement of nature, the slow season changes, the passing of time, the farewell of green leaves which yield to yellows, oranges and browns, and which dry up, are tom ... and their veins are the last farewell".
The artist has worked with ceramics and glass in art and design for 22 years. Her work "Sacred Flight" was inspired by the egrets that, driven by fogging, land on her studio's yard in search of food. lt was fashioned with materiais derived from urban waste and made through environmental-friendly processes and technologies. A manifesto, a cry of alert to draw attention to environmental issues.
"l've expressed my feelings through drawing since I was 5. lt was my way of retelling stories. I took theater, ceramics, drawing and botanical illustration courses. I decided to follow the path of ceramics when I was 22, at the time of my first exhibitions. I love to play with the limits and possibilities of transforming earth and colors through tire. This is what fuels my passion. For me, creating is a necessity. My works are poems from my fite which I love to share with others".
Paula Unger investigated natural textures like stones, tree bark and rocks such as those of the Grand Canyon, the mountains of the Negev desert, the Andes and the Mantiqueira Mountains in Brazil, among others. As a result of her countless creations and based on the summation of her various projects, she has come to simplify and stilize these forms, adding new themes coherent with her history and fite experiences, related to the immensity of the universe and the existence of other worlds and other beings.
Rosylene Pinto's first contact with the world of art came via her father, an excellent self-taught artist, and her grandmother, who made utilitarian pottery. ln 1999 she started her artistictrajectory with painting. Today, in addition to painting, she works with figurative ceramics sculpting, woodcuts, drawings and photographs.
Her work, guided by sustainability and the use of 700% recyclable materiais, presents carefully crafted designs with a more rustic finish conferred by iron oxide in dialogue with the sophistication of glazes, giving her pieces a special identity.
Solange Mano, in her thirty years' victorious career, took part in exhibitions, workshops and conference cycles in Brazil, Europe and Latin America. ln 2012 she created the Day of the Ceramist on Facebook, which is currently celebrated in several countries as Potter's Day. In 2021 she was granted the title of Rio de Janeiro Tourism Ambassador, with the aim of divulging AtelierCeramics in Brazil. For Solange, clay leads us to work in many ways. By playing with external space, we create inner space. Form, volume and color result from thinking and doing, without excluding their poetical side.
A chemist by training and a researcher, she pursues that path in the world of ceramics investigating techniques, glazes and different firing methods. She studied Visual Arts at the UNESP Art Institute, where she was introduced to the art of ceramics and fel/ in /ove with it. Her work focus on religious sculpture. Her exhibition "Devotional Saints - C/ay of Faith" was presented in several Brazilian states, the last one being at the São Paulo Museum of Sacred Art. She currently reaches ceramics courses and workshops on firing in her studio.
She has taken part in exhibitions in Brazil and abroad since the 7970s. Her main solo exhibitions were in São Paulo (1988-2005), ltajaí (1990), Venice (1989) and Lisbon (2008). First prize at the Fifth Ceramics Biennial in Argentina (2013). ln 2078 she took part in the Ceramics Biennial in the Olido Cultural Center and the British Brazilian Center Contemporary Ceramics Exhibition, both in São Paulo. Since 2017 she owns Ateliê 26, a venue for art and agroecology in Lagoinha, SP, where she reaches ceramics classes and develops her artistic and agroecological work.
Her artworks are inspired by nature, with organic forms that are pleasant to the touch, and whose curves and smooth and harmonious contours guarantee the visitor a sensory experience. Her work process includes recycling of materiais so as to minimize waste and preserve nature.
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