Unveiling a Special Edition with Brazilian Artist Marina Perez Simāo

16 May 2023

Unveiling a Special Edition with Brazilian Artist Marina Perez Simāo

16 May 2023

Renowned Brazilian artist Marina Perez Simāo uses a variety of techniques, such as collage, drawing, and oil painting, as starting points in order to marry interior and exterior landscapes.

 

For the first time ever she has translated the formal language of her oil paintings, inspired by the undulating landscapes of Brazil, into an embroidered tapestry. Each edition comprises of 483,422 stitches and 24, and were crafted and assembled in Lyon – a historic cradle for French textiles.

 

50 editions of this very special piece - Untitled - will be sold via Avant Arte to benefit GCC and ClientEarthan Environmental law NGO that uses the power of the law to protect all life on Earth, combining thousands of individual voices into one powerful force for change. The edition will be on display at Art Basel in June 2023.

 

Avant Arte is a curated marketplace that makes discovering and owning art radically more accessible for a new generation. From Tschabalala Self and Ai Weiwei to Jenny Holzer and Futura, Avant Arte collaborates with leading contemporary artists to create limited edition works, from sculpture editions and NFTs to works on paper and hand-finished screenprints. Avant Arte was founded by Curtis Penning, Christian Luiten and Mazdak Sanii.

 

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