Luciano Cian

Identity, borders and crossings portrayed through human figures - especially in female representations - are structural points in Luciano Cian's research. An imagery construction that dialogues with his personal experience of origin - and the lack of a sense of belonging. Throughout an almost nomadic childhood, the Brazilian artist experienced different landscapes, peoples and cultures. Most of his family left the triple border between Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia, leaving Mato Grosso do Sul state and heading to the interior of São Paulo. From there, Luciano Cian lived in several Brazilian cities and regions until he settled in Rio de Janeiro. From these multiple experiences, the artist invites us to think about the idea of ​​belonging, mixing signs from Latin American cultures with contemporary graphic elements. His work develops different visualities of the creative force, regardless of a defined border, since all our ancestry at a given point is collective. Luciano Cian's figures talk about the importance of dialogue, the confluence of origins and their customs, with an inclusive look, proposing a form of connection and bridge between the continent's diverse manifestations - bringing influences from African culture: due to the m...

2023 - Boxpark - London
2022 - Vozes Negras - Galeria Evoé - Rio de Janeiro
2021 - Malabares - Crônicas Cariocas - Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR) - Rio de Janeiro
2019 - ETHNIC - Fauna - Fábrica Bhering - Rio de Janeiro
2019 - Museu Correios - Ognuno il suo stilo, l’Arte il senso della vita - Brasília
2018 - Trama Inconsciente - Museu de Imagens do Inconsciente - Rio de Janeiro
2018 - A Fábula do Equilíbrio - Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Rio de Janeiro
2018 - Xeque-mate - Galeria Pretos Novos de Arte Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro
2017 - A Hora do Brasil - intervenção urbana - Rio de Janeiro
2016 - Vivala - Imperator - Rio de Janeiro
2015 - A Razão Inversa (do Quadrado da Distância) - Imperator - Rio de Janeiro
2014 - Vendido - ART RIA - Galeria Pretos Novos de Arte Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro
2014 - AI-6, o ato institucional do hexa - rua / centro da cidade- Rio de Janeiro
2014 - O Gigante Acordou - rua / centro da cidade - Rio de Janeiro
2013 - Psiquê de Eros - Anexo Galeria - Rio de Janeiro
2013 - Eu Quero Uma Pessoa de Estimação - Centro Cultural Justiça Federal - Rio de Janeiro
2012 - Cheririca - O Garimpeiro do Asfalto - Sesc Caxias - Caxias
2012 - Neurocircuito - Nova Arqueologia - Galeria Pretos Novos de Arte Contemporâ...