Installed and exhibited in the Palais de Tokyo, Henrique Oliveira once again amazes us with his ability to create a organic surreal layer to well-known objects.
Courtesy of Henrique Oliveira
This time, rigid architectural columns and beams painted in white dissolve into a knot of tree branches or roots creating a surreal artwork.
Courtesy of Henrique Oliveira
The Brazilian artist explores the fluidity of materials and portray’s the organic growth of favelas in Brazilian urban contexts therefore revealing the decay of Sao Paulo’s urban fabric.
Courtesy of Henrique Oliveira
Oliveira usually uses materials from his country’s urban landscape, such as wooden elements from fences and surroundings in his installations.
