Color as a phenomenon of nature has always fueled my curiosity, leading me to my bachelor’s degree in architecture from the University of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and subsequently to my academic research on visual perception (master's and doctorate). In 2006 I published my book, Color in the Creative Process (A cor no processo criativo). The book demonstrates how European avant-garde artists such as Klee and Kandinsky create innovative didactic methodologies to teach about color at the Bauhaus (the German design school that revolutionized the teaching of the arts).
Teaching color composition for more than 10 years to graphic designers, architects and photographers, I became very interested in surface design, which I explore now both in my paintings and ceramic sculptures. The creation of patterns through color contrasts and the sgraffito technique has become a recurrent and motivating element in my work.
BOCA RATON MUSEUM OF ART AND FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY
Since moving to Boca Raton with my family in 2017, I have been exploring new ways to embrace art and design.
As a student at the Boca Raton Museum Art School, I resumed an old passion: ceramic sculpture. There I made contact with artists and teachers, and was invited to teach the workshop Color and Comparisons: How Colors Interact at the museum's headquarters.
In 2023, my work at the Art School was selected by the Milton and Florence Hoffman Sculpture Scholarship Award.
The desire to delve deeper into ceramics took me to the Florida Atlantic University Studio, where I have been improving techniques and concepts that are reflected in my most recent work.