HENRIQUE OLIVEIRA
Henrique Oliveira was born in 1973,in Ourinhos, Brazil. He grew up in Brazil and a student of art originating from São Paulo, Brazil. Henrique received his B.F.A in painting in 2004. In 2007 he received a Masters in Visual Poetics from University of São Paulo.
HENRIQUE’S ART
• The title of his most recent exhibition is called “Tapumes” (also referred to as tridimensional or 3D)
• The wood "Tapumes" or fencing serves as enclosures and barriers for various sites in Brazil.
• Choice of medium as he began installations was inspired by a plywood fence outside his window that began to peel and fade into different layers and colors.
• These wood pieces are affected by city life, and he utilizes those aesthetic elements in each of his works.
• First he experimented with the surfaces of his paintings by gluing newspaper onto a canvas and scraping it or mixing sand with the paint.
• When the fences are dismantled, he salvages the remaining wood pieces that are splitting and decaying, then uses them as materials for his senior show Issues of perception and decay are visible in his sculptures.
• PVC piping are used as skeleton curls of scrap wood and establishes bends and tucks and then builds up on top with painted plywood
• The plywood is arranged on the works like a brushstroke.
• Swirling, bulging peels of wood layered onto hallways and walls..
HENRIQUE’S LEGACY
Known for creating art on “Tapume”, Henrique is inspired by his culture. By allowing nature to take its course and seeing beauty through such a rotting element is why he is successful. In his exhibitions, the once decayed and soiled fencing became sculpture. A vast collage of swirling, bulging peels of wood layered onto walls and hallways was his idea.
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