Marcela Cantuária: ‘I want to make life from the painting’
about 5 months ago (12/09/2023)
Marcela Cantuária: ‘I want to make life from the painting’ Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art Basel in Miami Beach 2023 interview Marcela Cantuária: ‘I want to make life from the painting’ For her first solo show in North America, the Brazilian artist has created fantastical portraits of heroic women, from the Amazon to Florida Theo Belci 9 December 2023 Share Marcela Cantuária's first solo show in North America is at the Pérez Art Museum Miami Photo: Priscilla Haefeli/CLAUDIA/Courtesy of the artist and A Gentil Carioca In The South American Dream , Marcela Cantuária takes the opportunity to view her native continent from afar, painting familiar subjects for a new US audience. Born and currently based in Rio de Janeiro, she began focused on Brazil and moved outwards, tracing the history of activists, artists and leaders whose stories she finds influential. All the works in the show were commissioned by the Pérez Art Museum Miami, and Cantuária created them with the institution’s galleries in mind, weaving individual pieces into an installation.