The splendor of the Andes peaks and the luster of the Amazon Rainforest give
me inspiration. The pretty Indian ladies selling their goods, surrounded by pots,
papayas, parrots, and old missions are part of my native roots. I enjoyed very
much this period of time in  my career. and as I looked  for new challenges,
I found them in the wetlands of The Matto Grosso State, in the Midwest part of
Brazil or in the Northern city of Manaus, which endlessly romances the mighty
Amazon River.

But the Rainforest is not the sacred land it once was, tricky politicians, pollution,
and deforestation have left their finger prints. Beauty and chaos are the local
mixed media. How can  brushes, pencils or canvasses will help to express what
it is that I have seen and felt ? Not quite simple answer.

Currently, I am to explore the fables and fairy tales from the communities along
the river. It is a world of joy within a universe of beliefs. But there is the other
reality, paintings such as, "The politicians, The people and the rats", "Postcards
from the Amazonia" or "The Coca Cola kid" come naturally, I am pretty sure
more toxic inspiration will emerge with time.

Talking about dark sides, there is a river, which run across the City of Sao
Paulo (Brazil), its name : "Tiete". It is pristine at its peak, and then changes to a
Starbucks decaf color and exits as a dark swiss chocolate, (nowadays, steps to
clean up the river have been taken by local authorities) I took some canvasses,
and submerssed them for a day into the river and composed some artworks
 with the debris. The project was selected to represent Brazil in the XIII
International Biennial  of Sao Paulo, an world art event.

Another project that I enjoyed very much was to interact  with a group of
young blind people, and together we created  several tactile materials that
could stimulate "visual" response to the memory. With this samples  were
assembled two artworks, displayed in a dark room. The project was choosen
to represent Brazil in the XIV International Biennial of Sao Paulo. By the way
this was the first time in the  history of this world event that an artwork was
not meant to be visual but to explore new senses of interaction.

Fairy tales or tricky politicians, it does not matter, my love, respect, and
inspiration stand firm for this magnificent place called the Amazon Rainforest.
and the legacy of the late Chico Mendez.

 Regarding my technique, I like to use bright colors, well balanced tones and
subjects in each of my paintings. That means the artwork will be always fresh,
simple, light, with textures,  interacted  with many materials such as: acrylic,
color pencils, wood, pieces of paper, gold and silver leaf, US bills, silkscreen
inks, etc. On time, they provide me with a renewable font of challenges, that
enrich my search for the next painting.