#milhazes

https://www.pacegallery.com/artists/beatriz-milhazes/

Marola, Aluminum, brass, copper, acrylic, hand-painted enamel on aluminum, polyester and paper flowers, foiled paper, woodblock and screenprint, 89 2/5 × 42 1/10 × 32 3/10 in, 227 × 107 × 82 cm, Edition 1/3

Flores e Árvores, 2012–2013, Acrylic on linen, 70 9/10 × 98 2/5 in, 180 × 250 cm

Mother’s Day, 2016, Woodblock, Screenprint, and Gold Leaf, 51 7/8 × 17 in, 131.8 × 43.2 cm, Edition of 40

MILHAZES, BEATRIZ (Brasil,1960)

Se dedica principalmente a la pintura y el collage. Trabaja actualmente en el Parque Lage, escuela de arte en el Jardín Botánico de Río de Janeiro. Mezcla estilos europeos y latinoamericanos.

Nació en 1960 en Río de Janeiro, Brasil.

IMAGEN 1 - Marola, Aluminum, brass, copper, acrylic, hand-painted enamel on aluminum, polyester and paper flowers, foiled paper, woodblock and screenprint, 89 2/5 × 42 1/10 × 32 3/10 in, 227 × 107 × 82 cm, Edition 1/3

IMAGEN 2 - Flores e Árvores, 2012–2013, Acrylic on linen, 70 9/10 × 98 2/5 in, 180 × 250 cm

IMAGEN 3 - Mother's Day, 2016, Woodblock, Screenprint, and Gold Leaf, 51 7/8 × 17 in, 131.8 × 43.2 cm, Edition of 40

IMAGEN 4 - Egoista, 1999, Acrylic on canvas, 78 1/2 × 35 1/2 in, 199.4 × 90.2 cm

1960-presente

Mariola

Aluminum, brass, copper, acrylic, hand-painted enamel on aluminum, stainless steel and polyester flowers

254 × 183 × 143 cm

Flower Swing, 2019

Screenprint, Woodblock, Gold Leaf

85.1 × 94 cm

O Sanfoneiro, 2015-2020

Collage on paper with cut outs of a variety of papers

Love, 2007

Río de Janeiro, 1960. Es pintora, grabadora y profesora. Se inició en las artes plásticas en 1980, cuando ingresó en la Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage (EAV/Parque Lage) -Escuela de Artes Visuales del Parque Lage-, donde después impartió clases y coordinó actividades culturales. 

Sus obras integran las colecciones de museos como el Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum y The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Met), en Nueva York, y en el Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, España, entre otros.

https://malba.org.ar/evento/panamericano-beatriz-milhazes-pinturas-1999-2012/

These works of art were created by Beatriz Milhazes, a Brazilian artist born in   Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 1960. According to the James Cohan gallery website,  Milhazes draws inspiration from her own culture and various other sources. She places these images together with the use of paint, printing and collage. She also consciously chooses color combinations and patterns that are somewhat unsettling to the viewer.

I find her work interesting. The images do make me a little uncomfortable because of the many neon colors and repeating patterns. When reading  Milhazes’ artist statements it sounds like she gets inspiration from basically everything. It was a bit confusing to read, and seems like Milhazes intends for her work to be confusing and disjointed. 

I get the sense that her work is dealing in stereotypes for some reason. She uses and then reuses specific floral motifs that I’ve seen before on women’s clothing or ‘feminine’ decorations. Such as bedding for a girl’s room ect. I wonder if she is trying to comment on this or if this is simply my misinterpretation. It would be helpful to know what the different symbols symbolize for her.