Jandyra Waters

Jandyra Waters, originally from Sertãozinho, São Paulo, had an artistic journey marked by studies and international influences. Between 1945 and 1950, she lived in England, where she studied at the Country Council Art School in Sussex in 1947. After returning to Brazil in 1950, she honed her skills in painting with Yoshiya Takaoka and in sculpture and ceramics with André Osze, in São Paulo. Additionally, she studied engraving with Darel and Marcelo Grassmann and mural painting with Clóvis Graciano at the Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado in 1952, the same year she studied art history at the University of São Paulo.

Since her first solo exhibition at the 21st São Paulo Fine Arts Salon in 1956, Jandyra began to stand out in the artistic scene. Although her initial work flirted with Concretism, characteristic of that time, her creations evolved to include vibrant signs and energetic forms. Over time, her work gained volume, with circular and dancing movements that conveyed a Dionysian impulse and ecstatic frenzy, reflecting a unique and warm expressiveness.

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