Circonjectures

Rafael Silveira, exhibits for the first time at the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba, where he lives. Formed in the field of the graphic arts, Silveira has developed his own way to reaching the diverse audience that follow him. Although oil painting is a great personal passion, the artist fluently explores a rich diversity of media, merging, transforming and appropriating them, often in an unconventional way - music, performance, site specific, moving image, drawing, and sculpture are the most present in this exhibition. 

The "Corridor of Illusions" involves the visitor in black light, sounds and moving images. In the great hall, an “installation-ice cream” melts on the floor. On the walls, a string of paintings meticulously painted with oils. The interdependence between painting and sculpture takes different forms: carved paintings and painted sculptures appear in the most diverse conjugations. Finally, the drawing appears and in addition to the two-dimensional, reappears in shadows projected by the strands of twisted fibers. From the outside, in symbolic relation with the architecture, Silveira gives light and life to the eye that sees and is seen by the city.

Circonjecturas is an immersive show in which the public is invited to participate, interact with the installations and the graphic landscape that embrace the exhibition space. In addition to all this immersion, the public will make contact with a significant sample of paintings, sculptures, and other art objects representative of the artist's production in the recent years.