Lucemar De Souza

In my work, I transfigure every-day life. Through it, I manifest the subjective content and the personal interpretation of an invisible and fantastic universe.
In this universe, there is life in everything. The soul of all beings is exposed of the animal kingdom, vegetables and minerals. The latent force of life is thus expressed in this vibratory energy, in the undulation which passes through my body and determines brushstroke and colors.
When I paint, I try not to explain, to interpose logic and rationale. I let life pass through me. Images emerge spontaneously, and I feel that they are only a prop. They are a gateway through which I plunge into my personal universe.

While studying architecture at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Lucemar de Souza was encouraged by one of her professors, Renato Meneschal, to paint watercolors. Later on, when assisting a number of lectures held by professor Clarival do Prado Valladares he introduced her to the artist Ivan Serpa after observing that she took notes in the form of sketches. This encounter resulted in Lucemar de Souza to become a regular visitor of Ivan Serpas house and his pupil - his orientation, professional discipline and passion for art to influence her work in a permanent fashion.

She participated in several exhibitions in her native Brazil, including the Salo de Arte Moderna. Her work has also been shown in the United States, at the Latin American Art Gallery and at Serious Studios in Miami, and in Belgium / Europe at LineArt-Gent. In 2004, exhibitions of Lucemar de Souza's works occurred at AAI-Galerie in Vienna / Austria; in New York at Agora Gallery in the show entitled "Masters of the Imagination"; participation in Art Copenhagen / Denmark; in the show Art at War at Aldo Castillo Gallery, Chicago; and a solo show entitled "The Imaginary" at Feso ProArte, Terespolis, Rio de Janeiro, with a selection of her most rec...