Water Colors Print

The legacy of the human being to this day is indisputably, genius, great for the concrete achievements of his intelligence and, however, he remains miserable trapped in his emotional poverty. Reason, regarded as its greatest privilege and as the great difference from other animals, is, at the same time, its greatest torment. He needs to use this reason to find meaning in life. Trying new harmony and integration with nature. Live with tolerance and balance with yourself and your peers. Our time reflects this dilemma. And the art is a reflection of the time. The Renaissance reflected a harmony between man and nature. An explosion of enthusiasm for nature in all its aspects – animal, plant, mineral, the mountains, the sky, the stars, all the dazzling colors. What I see today is a gap between the human being and nature and more specifically between the artist and nature. I want, through my art, to show my enthusiasm for life, for nature in all its forms, specifically emphasizing the need to see that nature is us. And one component, within nature, has always attracted me, for its strength, beauty and for being essential for life: water. Thus, I portray, in a personal way, what I feel when I see the waters. Its reflexes, its aggregates, its strength, its speed, renewal, cleanliness, its colors and the life it brings with it. For two and a half years I photographed the waters of Serra do Rola Moça and the life around these springs and springs. These are photos of the bottom of the rivers, of the springs that supply the watershed of the Rio das Velhas and the Paraopeba rivers, two fundamental rivers for supplying 80% of all water to the greater Belo Horizonte region, with more than 3 million inhabitants.