Fernando Rodrigues – Seu Fernando
"My art has an intelligence that only artists of nature can understand..."
With this phrase, Seu Fernando, known as Fernando da Ilha do Ferro, shows his perspicacity.
He lived in the village of Ilha do Ferro, in the municipality of Pão de Açúcar, Alagoas State. Being illiterate working as a shoemaker since his childhood, at the age of 70, he started sculpting on tree branches and trunks that he found in the bush. His fame quickly spread throughout Brazil and abroad.
Fernando made stools and chairs often containing inscriptions and stories from his imagination. Through his humility and simplicity, he fostered a crucial change in Ilha do Ferro. Other in the village started to be creative due to his inspiration. Today in Brazil, there are few who have not heard of Ilha do Ferro. The village quickly became a tourist destination, thanks to its location on the banks of...the São Francisco River.
The artist participated in important exhibitions, such as the opening of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum in Curitiba. At the show, there was a room with the Campana Brothers and Seu Fernando chairs.
Unfortunately, I didn't know him personally. Yes, I knew of him for more than twenty years. I now felt it was time to show his work in São Paulo in a solo exhibition.
Seu Fernando is known by renowned architects who do not hesitate to place his sculptures in the most sophisticated homes. The choice of architect Guilherme Wisnik was natural. Young, open-minded, he opted for curatorial work which he has done very successfully.
Here is our first exhibition for the beginning of 2021. We are hoping that despite Covid-19 pandemic a large number of art enthusiasts come to see it.
Enjoy!
Vilma Eid
Entrada actualizada el el 08 jul de 2021
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