“Phone Talk” – This drawing series was made with a regular bic pen on regular paper and started to be collected in 2003. At the time, I noticed those were valuable sketches created as I spoke on the phone, hence the name “Phone Talk”. Truly and possibly, most of us make that from a long time ago. But I started keeping the phone talk series for no reason whatsoever, or any specific purpose. I have drawings from this series (such as “Important Phone Call”) that took months to be finished, as well as several chats and phone bills to be paid. It was a moment I was going through… by the way, I barely speak on the phone nowadays, because most of us currently use text messages. So, I compiled several of these drawings and some are shown here. As it was something unusual and different, I thought it would be fascinating and well accepted by the audience. As a matter of fact, people in general were captivated by the idea behind the drawings, but for most art dealers I spoke to back in 2008, in São Paulo, kept shutting me down. It seemed to me that the Brazilian market was still stagnated and obsessed with rules and paradigms. For someone who experienced life in California, it was frustrating for me to see that everything relates to clichés, and not to new ideas. I did a group art show with one of these drafts, and also included one of those in a published book, but because of my disappointment, I decided to keep these drawings in a safe. For this reason, I gave myself a chance to try my musical background for at least two years… until I had the guts it took to return to the Visual Arts. This series is still intact and safe… but who knows, maybe someday someone will get the dimension of “Phone Talk”.
IQ Gallery (December 2007) – São Paulo, SP – Brazil
Zucas Space & Atelier Andrea Annunziata (December 2011/2012/2013) – São Paulo, SP – Brazil