An exhibition of paintings by Renata Egreja from Brazil
Inauguration by H.E. Mr. Carlos Duarte, Ambassador of Brazil on Friday, 14th June 2013 at
6:30 pm
Ms Renata Egreja will speak about "Contemporary Art in Brazil Today" at the inauguration
On view from 15th to 21st June 2013, 11 am to 7 pm daily in the Art Gallery, Kamaladevi Block, Gate no: 1, IIC
About the exhibition
AnattÄ
"The title of the exhibition, AnattÄ, is a reference to the Buddhist concept of non-existence of the self. According to Buddhism, all components or conditioned things are impermanent and in a constant state of flux and change.
I really feel the existence of a link between this idea and the process of art, which can be seen as a reflection of a state in which the individual goes through a transformation experience that is essentially a universal one.
The paintings I did during the period I spent in India are part of my process of transformation. The work you see are not the beginning nor the end of anything. They are reports of a daily change process."
Renata Egreja
Residency program in India
During the visit of President Dilma Rousseff to New Delhi in 2012, Brazil and India signed an Executive Cultural Program for the period 2012-2014, which established a new framework for the implementation of projects in the sector. One of the initiatives created in this realm is the artistic residency program, which started to be implemented in January 2013, with the Brazilian painter Paulo Almeida, from São Paulo, who worked in New Delhi for a period of two months. Renata Egreja is the second artist from Brazil who participated in the program. Her work, presented now at IIC, is the result of her experience in India from April to June 2013. The project is sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil and aims to foster the exchange in visual arts and to promote greater dynamism as for the bilateral cultural dialogue.
Biography
Renata Egreja was born in Brazil in 1984 in Ipaussu, hinterland of Brazil
In 2010 she obtained her Masters Degree in Fine Arts from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris/France
In 2008 she graduated in Fine Arts from the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris/France
Awards
2013: Prize Itamaraty for Contemporary Art. Brazil
2011: Honorable Mention in the 18º Exhibition of Plastic Arts of Praia Grande, Brazil
2010: Expo Jeunes Talents. Paris Dauphine, Paris, France
2007: 38ª Annual Exhibition of Arts of Armando Ãlvares Penteado Foundation, São Paulo, Brazil
Solo Exhibitions
2012"¨
- The Rules of the Game. Gallery Zipper, São Paulo, Brazil; Museum of History of Santa Catarina, Florianópolis, Brazil
- A trace is enough. Museum of Contemporary Art of Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil
2011
- Art Museum of Goiânia, Brazil"¨
- Painting is a party, but don't get lost in its glitter. Museum of Contemporary Art, JataÃ, Brazil
2010"¨
- Painting is a party, but don't get lost in its glitter. Investart, São Paulo, Brazil
-Diplôme National Superieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris. Atelier D. Gauthier, Paris, France
2008
- Pilgrim painting. Atelier D. Gauthier, Paris, France
