By
Mara Galvao
Piece description from the artist
I painted this artwork as a tribute to my country Brazil for a solo exhibition in 2019. It represents my vast, rich, and beautiful country. with its beautiful forests, emeralds, and gold.
The Movement Series was inspired by another part of my life in Brazil. As a teenager and young adult, I developed a love for the carnival. I love everything about it! The carnival parades, the mix of colors, the energy, the costumes, the flow, the dancing, the music, the diversity. There are so many beautiful colors, movement, and energy! When I was selling clothing in Brazil, I even made costumes for the carnival. Every year, I watch 3 days of the carnival parade in Brazil. It is very near and dear to my heart.
Mara Galvão is an artist who was born and raised in Brazil. She lives in SF Bay Area with her family since 2000.
Her work is an expression of her passion for the beautiful country where she was born. Her paintings reveal the raw, rustic, and natural elements present in the country, while also encompassing the rich, colorful and spontaneous cultural aspects of it.
Mara's process is a combination of techniques she has learned in the US and from working closely with some well-known artists in Brazil. She incorporates pigments, coffee grounds, marble dust along with acrylic, oil, ink, and other mediums into the canvas.
She is always learning and expanding her experiences by exploring the materials she uses on her works.
Mara has been showing her paintings in the US, Brazil, England, Spain, and Japan.
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