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Zé Tepedino is a strong supporter of autochthonous poetics – a unique and meaningful cultural expression aimed at reflecting the traditions, peculiarities, beliefs, mythologies and aspirations of a given people. He does so by means of his authentic practice, which is deliberately without frills and with a pronounced identity, in order to convey a highly personal and profound sense of connections with the earth and the history of his native soil.
Indeed, his work often starts with a careful observation of everything around him in his daily explorations in Rio de Janeiro. He bumps into prosaic materials, spaces and situations that are selected for poetic treatment, either through reorganisation or simply by bringing them to light. As he moves nimbly between the calm of the beach and the chaos of the city centre, he recombines the various elements he find with the ultimate goal of seeking to find plausible relations between them. In this way, through simple fitting operations...More
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Zé Tepedino is a strong supporter of autochthonous poetics – a unique and meaningful cultural expression aimed at reflecting the traditions, peculiarities, beliefs, mythologies and aspirations of a given people. He does so by means of his authentic practice, which is deliberately without frills and with a pronounced identity, in order to convey a highly personal and profound sense of connections with the earth and the history of his native soil.
Indeed, his work often starts with a careful observation of everything around him in his daily explorations in Rio de Janeiro. He bumps into prosaic materials, spaces and situations that are selected for poetic treatment, either through reorganisation or simply by bringing them to light. As he moves nimbly between the calm of the beach and the chaos of the city centre, he recombines the various elements he find with the ultimate goal of seeking to find plausible relations between them. In this way, through simple fitting operations...More