Brígida Baltar Biography

The work of Brígida Baltar spans across a wide range of medium, which includes video, performance, installation, drawing, and sculpture. According to curator Lisette Lagnado, through this practice, ‘the artist strives to return to a pre-industrial, childlike and primitive narration.’ Baltar's artistic production began in the 1990s with the so-called small poetic gestures, developed in her studio-home in Botafogo, a neighbourhood of Rio de Janeiro.

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During almost ten years, the artist collected items of domestic life such as the water dripping through small cracks on her roof, or dust falling from the bricks of her walls. This act of collecting subsequently expanded into the streets, giving birth to the 'Coletas' series, an attempt of capturing mist, dew and ocean breeze–an ultimately impossible or rather, intangible task.

Brigida Baltar's recent work derives from her older series, as she uses the previously collected brick dust to draw images of Rio de Janeiro, creating pieces that intertwine her past and present works and that do not function as mere representations. More recently, Baltar has been reflecting upon her own biography and producing embroideries which relate to her body, more specifically her skin.

Brígida Baltar was born in 1959, in Rio de Janeiro, where she lives and works. Her recent solo shows include: Dois vídeos, at Galeria Gustavo Schnoor (2019), Universidade Estadual do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; A carne do mar, at Galeria Nara Roesler (2018), in São Paulo, Brazil; SAM Art Project (2012), in Paris, France; and O amor do pássaro rebelde, at Cavalariças (2012), Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage (EAV Parque Lage), in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Her work featured in recent group shows, such as: I Remember Earth, at Magasin des Horizons (2019), Centre d'arts et de cultures, in Grenoble, France; Studiolo XXI–Desenhos e afinidades, at Fundação Eugénio de Almeida Centro de Arte e Cultura (2019), in Évora, Portugal; Abstracción textil \ Textile Abstraction, at Galería Casas Riegner (2018), in Bogotá, Colombia; Neither-nor: Abstract Landscapes, Portraits and Still Lives, at Terra-Art Project (2017), in London, UK; International Series: Contemporary Artists from Brazil, at Turchin Center for the Visual Arts (2016), in Boone, USA. Her work is part of important collections, such as: Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro (MAM Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (MAC USP), São Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Arte do Rio (MAR), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Museum of Fine Arts Houston (MFAH), Houston, USA; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, among others.

Text courtesy Galeria Nara Roesler.

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Sem títul by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork painting
Brígida Baltar Sem títul, 2005 Brick dust on paper
28.5 x 19.8 cm
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Sem título / da série Casa de abelha by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, drawing
Brígida Baltar Sem título / da série Casa de abelha, 2001 Blue ballpoint ink on paper
29.6 x 20.8 cm
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Sem título / da série Casa de abelha by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, drawing
Brígida Baltar Sem título / da série Casa de abelha, 2001 Blue ballpoint ink on paper
29.6 x 20.9 cm
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Casa cosmos by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork painting, works on paper, drawing
Brígida Baltar Casa cosmos, 2010 Brick dust, PVA glue and graphite on paper
75 x 55 cm
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Little almond tree by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork painting
Brígida Baltar Little almond tree, 2009 Brick dust and PVA glue on paper
38 x 275 cm
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Feminine by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork painting, works on paper
Brígida Baltar Feminine, 1994/2021 Closet and soil
190 x 90 x 70 cm
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My skin your skin by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork textile
Brígida Baltar My skin your skin, 2017 Embroidered linen
40 x 40 cm
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Autorretrato com pelos by Brígida Baltar contemporary artwork textile, textile, textile, textile
Brígida Baltar Autorretrato com pelos, 2016 Embroidery on fabric
38 x 37 cm
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