a r t h u r a r n o l d
Rio de Janeiro, 1984
Arnold questions the social role of painting as a consumer and status transference good. Through humor and sarcasm the oppressor figure has its power invalidated in visual narratives. Using visual metaphors, the artist indirectly approaches such matters, creating an open interpretation for the paintings. Absurdity, which means what no one expects but happens, is frequently used as aesthetic resource in his paintings.
In his new phase he talks about the mass phenomenon. He is interested in the group identity that dilutes the individual through the man’s behavior that gathers crowds by various reasons, building a giant block that possesses a single behavior. With pasty spatulas, scratches and some brushstrokes, Arthur turns individuals into paintings.
works
Capação - Uma Revolução Utópica
Oil on canvas
159 x 245 cm
2014
159 x 245 cm
2014
o que nos sufoca
Oil on canvas
164 x 145 cm
2014
164 x 145 cm
2014
general de exército
Oil on canvas
55 x 50 cm
2015
55 x 50 cm
2015
primeiro de agosto
Oil on canvas
180 x 126 cm
2017
180 x 126 cm
2017
Massa humana 6
Oil on canvas
121 x 134 cm
2018
121 x 134 cm
2018
Abstração 2
Oil on canvas
25 x 25 cm
2018
25 x 25 cm
2018
Pequena Mutidão
Oil on canvas
25 x 25 cm
2019
25 x 25 cm
2019
Pro dia nascer feliz
Oil on canvas
180 x 150 cm
2019
180 x 150 cm
2019
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