Study for the series Tudo te é falso e inútil (Everything is False and Useless to You)

"The works Study for Tudo te é falso e inútil (Everything is False and Useless to You) series and untitled (accession number D3206) demonstrate how permanent the subject matter developed during the previous two decades has become and how much the art techniques employed have converged. Their strong graphic quality involves a fundamental element of line alongside a painterly approach which goes beyond a mere filling in of the composition backgrounds.
The first is notable for the accuracy of the drawing defining the whole composition, from the central character and its bicycle, a completely graphic female outline on the extreme right of the page, and a fully depicted a landscape, despite the economy of means. [...] The clarity of graphic form in both works is associated with an intelligent approach to painting, through the density and excessive materiality of the figure in Everything is False and Useless to You, the density of the bicycle, and the clear definition of the landscape in different tones of grey identifying land and sky.
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The effects are achieved through the use of quick-drying materials such as gouache and ink, which require fast work and cannot be changed later. The fragility of paper also demands a careful approach. These factors certainly play a part in the results produced. The subject matter remains, as we can see: cyclists, solitary figures, mannequins, all with a somewhat muted handling. These are small works on paper, with extensive use of wash, heightened with incisive lines in pencil and ink. As a way of painting and drawing simultaneously it demonstrates the artist’s exceptional technical mastery and defies any definitive classification."
Paulo Gomes, Iberê e seu ateliê: as coisas, as pessoas e os lugares (Porto Alegre: Fundação Iberê Camargo, 2015), 155-156.