Artist Statement
Growing up in Brazil, I was deeply influenced by the aesthetics of the Brazilian Concretist movement, and my current practice draws directly on that tradition. I create paintings by exploring simple rules and experimenting with varied geometric patterns. Instead of imagining a finished painting, I create new works by defining new rules of construction. This means I don’t really know what the artwork will look like, even though I know exactly how to make it. It works as if I had the recipe for a dish but had never actually tasted it. This process puts me in a state of continued curiosity and keeps me moving.
I find mathematics beautiful, and creating artwork is the way I develop my relationship with the mathematical world. To me, painting weirdly feels like doing mathematics. When working on either art or math, my mind shifts constantly between intuition and rigor, a state that feels transcendental.
While I understand that not everyone loves mathematics as I do, I hold a firm conviction that every human being is a powerful mathematical thinker by nature. I see my work as a humble search for the beauty of mathematical ideas, and I hope it can inspire people to recognize and embrace their own mathematical brilliance.
I find mathematics beautiful, and creating artwork is the way I develop my relationship with the mathematical world. To me, painting weirdly feels like doing mathematics. When working on either art or math, my mind shifts constantly between intuition and rigor, a state that feels transcendental.
While I understand that not everyone loves mathematics as I do, I hold a firm conviction that every human being is a powerful mathematical thinker by nature. I see my work as a humble search for the beauty of mathematical ideas, and I hope it can inspire people to recognize and embrace their own mathematical brilliance.
