"I'm Denise from Rio de Janeiro, and I have a BA in Art Education. I've always loved art and have been painting since I was 15 years old. I lived abroad for many years, in London...
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"I'm Denise from Rio de Janeiro, and I have a BA in Art Education. I've always loved art and have been painting since I was 15 years old. I lived abroad for many years, in London and Geneva, where I took several courses in art and painting. When I returned to Brazil I began to paint professionally.
"Discussing art is very difficult. These days several artists, me included, question the role of art. To me, art is now part of everyday living despite the fact that an artist claims to depart from it, because an artist paints based on observations on life. It is a very personal process. I also make sculptures.
"I'm interested in creating collages of images that represent different eras, that have several meanings, and that become transformed into pop icons that are somewhat kitsch.
"My 'Saints' series is an example of pop iconography. I replicate images of saints that were originally painted in the 1400's, but my version features modern icons. I began this series in 2003, when I was commissioned to paint 'The Conception' for the entrance to the Casa Cor exhibit, which is a yearly event. I decided to depict Michael Archangel through my pop style. It was a work that implied extensive research, and it was viewed with great success. From then on I began to portray other saints through modern-day symbols.
"I hope Novica clients appreciate my artistic interpretations."
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