The Brazilian Embassy presents
THE THINGS WE DO FOR LOVE
GLAUCE CERVEIRA
13 May – 4 June 2005
Opening 12 May 2005, 6 - 8 pm
The Things We Do For Love, 2005
Acrylic and oil on canvas, 120 x 140 cm
www.glauce.com
‘I want to make work that has the intensity of our rousing technology.
I want to create work that is as
arrogant as the moment we are living in, but that has the humble docility
of eternity. I want to grab and
squeeze my thoughts, suspend empathy and become a detached observer
of this amazing spectacle that is
our time’
Twenty years after arriving in England, from Brazil, is a timely moment
for an exhibition to survey the work
of Glauce Cerveira. This exhibition spans ten years, from recent paintings
that delve into the world of
fashion to early work that engaged with tools and objects of general
use. Across the spectrum of these
works there is a certainty about bringing the subject directly into
the viewer’s space. We have to take part;
we are not allowed to keep our distance. How this is achieved involves
both the language and the
mysteries of how paintings work.
Cerveira delights in playing with this language, whether it is her invasion
of all areas of the colour spectrum
or her masterful use of glass balls. This work is full of questions
and therefore it is no surprise that an
exploration of digital imagery joins her production in a seamless fashion.
This creates a fascinating dialogue
between the one-off, hand-made and the machine multiple, where she dares
one to surpass the other.
Cerveira is interested in what lengths we go to in order to feel wanted,
special or to be accepted. The
paintings ponder the battle between the persona and the self. In the
painting that lends its title to the
exhibition, ‘The Things We Do For Love’, a small part of
the person is revealed while the focus is kept on
what she is wearing. The persona has become more prominent than the
self. She turns fashion into subject
matter and then uses it as a springboard for questioning contemporary
behaviour. ‘I want to depict the role
of the persona in front of the self and how much of it (the self) survives
the compromises we make’.
A striving for quality wins out and the Brazilian Embassy is more than
pleased to celebrate the work of a
home-grown talent.
For further information and images please contact Poppy Sebire on 07815830155
or email
poppy@poppysebire.com
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