Sergio Sister

Sérgio Sister was born in 1948, in São Paulo, where he lives and works. He featured in the 9th and 25th editions of the São Paulo Biennial, Brazil (1967, 2002). Recent group shows include: Charles‑ Henri Monvert, Sérgio Sister: a cor reunida (Galerie Emmanuel Hervé, Paris, France, 2013); Correspondências (Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil, 2013); O colecionador de sonhos (Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, 2011); Ponto de equilíbrio (Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil, 2010); Obra menor (Ateliê 397, São Paulo, Brazil, 2009); and Ao mesmo tempo o nosso tempo (Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2006). Recent solo shows include: Sérgio Sister (Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 2013); A cor reunida (Museu Municipal de Arte, Curitiba, Brazil, 2013); Entre tanto (Galeria Nara Roesler, São Paulo, Brazil, 2011); and Pinturas face a face (Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, Brazil, 2007). His works are included in the collections of the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; Centro Cultural São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil; and Instituto Figueiredo Ferraz, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil.
Representative of the Geração 80, Sérgio Sister revisits an ancient theme in painting: the interplay between surface and three‑dimensionality, in an attempt to liberate painting in space. What marks his production is a superimposition of chromatic layers, causing distinct fields of colors to coexist harmoniously side by side while preserving its autonomy. In 2009, the artist started making Caixas (2009‑ ), paintings on wooden crates akin to fruit boxes found in open markets. Measuring 38 x 32 cm, with bands of various widths, they carry a synthesis of the artist’s preoccupation: luminosity, feature, and affection. Caixas gradually gave way to other works such as Ripas (2009- ), the larger Pontaletes (2010- ), and most recently, Tijolinhos (2013- ). Hung on the gallery wall space, they seem to belong to something that can be found in this world but simultaneously removed from it, acting like small poetic gestures; an artistic proof that the world, when carefully scrutinized hides a simple happiness.

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