Works by sculptor Gilmar Pinna portray the path of Jesus and show the importance of the legacy of love and understanding
The way of Christ guides the new exhibition by sculptor Gilmar Pinna, which will open on the day 8 of June, Corpus Christi celebration, in the external dependencies of the Cetenco Plaza Building.
The sculptures of the exhibition "The way: The Public Life of Jesus Christ they will be on the public sidewalk around the building between Avenida Paulista and Alameda Rocha Azevedo.
with an itinerant nature, the exhibition started at the beginning of 2023 in the city of Amparo (SP) and there it stayed 90 days. In your second montage, for the first time in the capital of São Paulo, the works will be part of the urban landscape of one of the most emblematic addresses in São Paulo, where the Federal Regional Court of the 3rd Region is also located.
“I consider myself a craftsman of the word of God, then, I will use this very generous space on Avenida Paulista to reflect on tolerance, donation, peace, qualities that are so necessary in this turbulent moment that Brazil is going through, with hatred and rising violence, including in schools, tells the sculptor, who mounts the exhibition at the invitation of the administration of the Cetenco Plaza Building.
With more than 50 year career, the self-taught artist made a selection with 50 works of great proportions. Made during the last two years, the sculptures are forged in stainless steel and have between 3 and 7 meters of height.
The characters portrayed bring familiar scenes from the new testament, like the birth of the baby Jesus in the manger, the baptism by John the Baptist and the Via Crucis of the martyr, at the end of your life.
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Influenced by artists such as the Italian Umberto Corsucci and the Spanish Fernando Odriozola (1921-1986), Pinna began carving 10 years old, at first with fragile materials such as sand and, years later, with copper, steel and iron. Some of your work, like the ones he exhibited at the Memorial da América Latina, in 2006, come to weigh 20 tons.
“It is an exhibition to show the importance of forgiveness and love, something I've dealt with in other works, including elements from other religions, like buddhism, candomblé, spiritism, zoroastrianism, wicca and other icons 6 thousand years to the present day.”, account the artist.
About the artist: Gilmar Pinna, 65 years, is from Ilhabela, coast of the state of São Paulo and lives and works in the city of Guarulhos. Started sculpting in childhood, having conquered, at the age of 12 years, the first Sand Sculpture Award on the North Coast of São Paulo. His works are exhibited in public squares in cities across the United States and in European countries., like Portugal and Spain. In São Paulo, already exhibited at the Conjunto Nacional, Ibirapuera Park and the Latin America Memorial. In 2013, received the title of Doctor Honoris Causa by FIG-UNIMESP Centro Universitário Metropolitano de São Paulo.
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The way: The Public Life of Jesus Christ
When: 8 June to 20 August
Local: Cetenco Plaza Building
Address: Paulista Avenue, 1842 São Paulo – Free SP – Indicative classification: Free
