Sergio Fingermann

Sérgio Fingermann was born in São Paulo in 1953. A painter and printmaker, Fingermann began his studies in drawing and painting with Yolanda Mohalyi (1909-1978) in 1972. He later studied with Mário de Luiggi in Venice, Italy, between 1973 and 1974. In 1974, he attended the Escola Brasil and studied architecture at the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism of the University of São Paulo (FAU/USP) from 1975 to 1979. In 1987, he was awarded Best Printmaker by the São Paulo Association of Art Critics (APCA).

Critical Commentary
Since the beginning of his career, Sérgio Fingermann has stood out as a printmaker, creating figurative works that dialogue with the production of Evandro Carlos Jardim (1935). Among his notable series is "Fragmentos de um Dia Extenso" (1976), which captures figures related to a visit to a park in São Paulo, with an intimate character. These prints are marked by the use of graphics and pronounced chiaroscuro.

As noted by critic Olívio Tavares de Araújo, Fingermann began to use printmaking not only as a means of image multiplication but as a unique support for the realization of certain ideas. In an exhibition held in 1986, he presented images obtained by juxtaposing different plates and interferences with Japanese paper appliqués, chemically integrated into the print paper. These experiments demonstrate the artist's ongoing search for new forms of expression and innovative techniques within printmaking.

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