OBRA: DIBUJOS
GUTE
BRANDAO
Gute Brandão was born in Belo-Horizonte, Brazil. There, besides art, he worked with musicians and dancers from the northeast part of his native state of Minas Gerais. Trained as a weaver, he used to work in co-ops of artisans. In 1982 and 1984, respectfully he won two first prizes in objects and sculpture with natural fibers, at the Prestigious Cultural Institute in Montes Claros, where he lived for several years. Moving back to his hometown, Gute engaged on making objects and assemblages with wood, fibers and metal. After 1986 he started to make little drawings employing natural pigments.
Showing in
different spaces, such as galleries, bars and art-fairs, Gute caught the
attention of Ms. Maria da Conceição (Maluba). Ms. da Conceição,
an art-critic and historian from the Ministry of Culture of Brazil, invited
him to show objects at the newly remodeled Clovis Salgado Foundation in
Belo Horizonte - one of his pieces, was selected to be included in the
first exhibit of Visual Arts at the Foundation. He traveled extensively
in the US and decided to fix residency in Washington, DC where he has
participated in numerous art shows.
Regular shows at District of Columbia Arts Center
Collaborated with They Speak in DCARTBEAT'96 and DCARTBEAT'97
Moscoso Gallery
Painting and Splutter Studio (PASS)
Mexican Cultural Institute
Martin Luther King Jr. Library
George Washington University Colonnade Gallery
Georgetown University Leavey Center
The Washington Project for the Arts