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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Marepe, Filipinhos, 2010 Imagem Name: Marepe_Strina_Agosto-05©Edouard_Fraipont.jpg

Marepe b. Nasceu em 1970, Santo Antônio de Jesus, Brasil
Vive e trabalha em Santo Antônio de Jesus

Filipinhos, 2010
pás, estrutura de carrinho de mão, amostrador de grãos
[shovels, metal structure, wheelbarrow handles, bean fork]
172 x 83 cm cada [each]
67 3/4 x 32 5/8 in
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"Filipinhos" é uma expressão utilizada na Bahia para designar os frutos que nascem duplicados. A obra é formada por uma dupla de esculturas construídas com estrutura de carrinho de mão que conecta duas pás em sua extremidade. Nos cabos, modelados como silhuetas humanas, Marepe inseriu amostradores de grãos, criando formas que evocam, ao mesmo tempo, a figura do trabalhador rural e suas ferramentas. "O estilo de Marepe pode ser comparado ao de outros artistas latino-americanos de sua geração, como dos brasileiros Alexandre da Cunha e Rivane Neuenschwander, mas também ao de um grupo de artistas mexicanos como Damien Ortega e Gabriel Orozco, cujo trabalho muitas vezes se caracteriza por uma transformação sutil, porém surpreendente, de "objets trouvés"e elementos tradicionais - performativos ou relacionais. O trabalho de Marepe se destaca, no entanto, pela conotação política subjacente. O caráter singular de suas criações promove sua resistência a qualquer forma de domesticação. Marepe realmente não fala inglês, e sua obra se mantém imaculada - uma forma autêntica de alteridade em meio ao discurso comodificado da diferença cultural." (Jens Hoffmann, 2007) "Filipinhos" is an expression used in Bahia to designate fruits that are born double. The work is formed by a pair of sculptures built with a wheelbarrow structure that connects two shovels at its end. In the handles, modeled as human silhouettes, Marepe inserted grain samplers, creating forms that evoke, at the same time, the figure of the rural worker and his tools. "Marepe's style can be compared to that of other Latin American artists of his generation, such as the Brazilians Alexandre da Cunha and Rivane Neuenschwander, but also to that of a group of Mexican artists such as Damien Ortega and Gabriel Orozco, whose work is often characterized by a subtle but surprising transformation of "objets trouvés" and traditional elements - performative or relational. Marepe's work stands out, however, for its underlying political connotation. The singular character of his creations promotes his resistance to any form of domestication. Marepe really doesn't speak English, and his work remains immaculate - an authentic form of otherness amidst the commodified discourse of cultural difference."
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Exhibitions

Ready Made in Brazil, Galeria de Arte do Sesi, Centro Cultural FIESP, São Paulo, 2017 - 2018
“Os últimos verdes”. Galeria Luisa Strina, São Paulo, 2010

Literature

catálogo “Ready made in Brasil”, curadoria Daniel Rangel, Fiesp, out 2017 a jan 2018
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