FOR EXPORT #5: Lights in the Sky Painting

FOR EXPORT # 5 Subseries of "A Dangerous Art" * "FOR EXPORT" emerged as a subserie for "A Dangerous Art", reusing what was left of large works. This one has the phrase "Luzes no céu" (Lights in the Sky) written in it. It is a collage from an old book of the 50s. FOR EXPORT was a way I found to use the vibrant colors and the symbolism of the banana (something I talk about in other works in the series; see previous posts) to make a work with a lot of life and energy. Through these works, I sought the best union between something apparently abstract and my vision of Brazil as a country, hence the name "FOR EXPORT". It is also common to see products with the writing "Export Type", signaling that they would be "better" (premium) than "normal". Despite not being the world's largest exporter of bananas (it is India), Brazil is considered the "breadbasket of the world" when it comes to food exports. There is also the issue, much criticized internally, that we export our best products and leave what is left for internal consumption. With the dollar as it is, I doubt that many would not do the same. The back of the work is also worked, like the stamps and seals on the boxes of products that are exported. In this way, I wanted to show through colors all the diversity of products (and culture, art, etc.) that I imagine to be the showcase of my country. I believe that we are still seen as a happy country, despite all our difficulties as a nation. We export our best and, despite all the difficulties that we impose ourselves, we want to be better. Hope is the last to die, as we say here. And in this moment when the world is going through so many difficulties, I hope that the series "FOR EXPORT" will be a reference of joy in any place. Directly from Brazil, directly from my studio. To the world. #FOR EXPORT.