MARCOS SIQUEIRA
b. 1989, BrazilMarcos Siqueira is formed by his intimacy with the cerrado, the grasslands of eastern Brazil. A guardian of Serra do Cipó, an environmentally protected area in Minas Gerais, the autodidact Siqueira has many understandings of the richness present in the earth beneath his feet. Against the ethics of exploitation, he respectfully gathers the natural pigments of his paintings from the ground itself, from the paths and routes that he knows so well.
His practice, deeply rooted in his environment, lies within the lineage of celebrated Brazilian artists such as Amadeo Luciano Lorenzato, Alfredo Volpi, and Heitor dos Prazeres. Through his thematic work, the saturation of his palette, and texture across the canvas, Siqueira establishes a new direction in traditions of painting.
Marcos Siqueira (b. 1989, Betim, Minas Gerais, Brazil) lives and works in Serra do Cipó, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Siqueira’s works have been featured in the solo exhibition_Horizonte_, Galeria Periscópio/Mitre Galeria, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2022). He has participated in the following group exhibitions: Six Artists; Mendes Wood DM, New York, NY, USA (2023); DOS BRASIS – Arte e pensamento negro, SESC Belenzinho, São Paulo, Brazil (2023); maa, Mitre Galeria, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2023); Frieze New York, New York, NY, USA (2023); Extrañar: verbo transitivo direto, Galeria Periscópio/Mitre Galeria, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2022); and Corpocontinente, Galeria Periscópio/Mitre Galeria, Belo Horizonte, Brazil (2022).
Text courtesy Mendes Wood DM
Works at Mendes Wood DM
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