Photo: Christian Klugman/Klugman Media Group
Bio
My work is founded in my life. It's almost autobiographical. Throughout my existence, my passion was for old ritualized cultures, symbols and signs. The human psyche has always been seductive to me, enough so that I attended psychology courses to delve deeply into the magical and mystic universe of Carl Gustav Jung (disciple of Sigmund Freud). Through my art research I sought to prove the existence of the filogenetic inheritance. At last, Classic Literature, Philosophy, Biblical Texts, the universe of my culture profoundly influenced my artistic skills. Some of the passages from Baudelaire's The Flowers of the Evil inspire the sacred hearts of my paintings. In much the same way as the darker characters from Crime and Punishment of Dostowiesky lend their fears to my blue paintbrush. In Pablo Neruda I explored his metaphor until exhaustion (clearly that I continue searching...) and many times, found the source of my red blood in Kafka's The Judgment. In the Brazilian Amazon, where I grew physically and spiritual, I dove near the multicolored clay that runs in the riverbed and found the seeds that germinate in a thousand colors and forms between my paintings and ceramics. Among the native Kayapos Indians, I lived days between the forest and the river, the dance and the ritual, the pureness of a people who insist to survive, though. One day, with rains and thunderstorms drenching the forest, the red clay dissolved in the soil and I glimpsed one of the most beautiful spectacles that life could have ever offered me. Dozens of Indian ankles brilliantly decorated with crimson bands of Urucum (A Amazon seed) extract interlaced with precise geometric patterns made from the black juice of Genipapo (An Amazon Fruit). That vision celebrated life, the existence of everything, the force and the courage. At that moment the only thing I knew was that while the painted ankles existed, so too would my work in divulging this spectacular culture which, without a doubt, influenced the growth of the Brazilian nation. And so, my little clay rolls, my little bricks of adobe had been born as the trays of life. Of the land that drained wet between my fingers, I now play God and create inside of fragile boxes of iron, my form of indestructible Kayapos Indians!
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2009
- "The Soul of the Wine" - solo exibition - Lawrence Savage Gallery - Coral Gables, Fl - USA
- Sala do Enologo - Vivien de Casttro Design - BH - MG - Brasil
- Group show - Lawrence Savage Gallery - Miami design District - Miami, FL
- Portraits - Lawrence Savage Gallery - Coral Gables - Miami, FL
2008
NOBE ART - Deauville Hotel - Miami, FL
- A Contemporary View Of Brazil Cuba and Haiti, curator Carine Fabius, Municipal Gallery Of Los Angeles - Barsndall Park - California, USA
- Brazilian Consulate Gallery - Brazilian Members of BCG group show - Los Angeles - California, USA
- Roots Installation - Venice Eco Fest - Venice Beach - California, USA
- Florense is Green - Carmem Gusmao and Marcelo Anielo (Photographer) - Miami Design District - Florida, USA
- Carmem Gusmao -Galeria Porcao - Miami-Florida, USA
- The Freedom Is Red - Ingrid Betancourt tribute - Solange Rabello Art Gallery - Miami Design District - Florida, USA
- When The Green Doesn't Mix - Sunrise Civic Center - Sunrise -Florida, USA
- Amazonia - Tang Gallery - Bisbee - Arizona, USA
"The Artist's Fair"- South Beach - Miami, FL
2007
- "The Order of the Chaos" - Solange Rabello Art Gallery- Miami, FL- USA
- Fantasy Circus - Carmem Gusmao, Rose Lobo, Ricardo Koebsh - Solange Rabello Art Gallery - Miami Design District - Florida, USA
- Earth Planet - Carmem Gusmao, Rose Lobo, Ricardo Koebsh - Solange Rabello Art Gallery - Miami Design District - Florida, USA
- Senses Of Trilogy - Carmem Gusmao, Rose Lobo, Ricardo Koebsh - Solange Rabello Art Gallery - Miami Design District - Florida, USA
- Create Fixate - Los Angeles - California, USA
- Poetic Installation - Carmem Gusmao, Jade - Solange Rabello Art Gallery - Miami Design District - Florida, USA
- Iacta Alea Est II -Cirio Sens Studio - Belem - Para - Brazil
Two Women - Tang Gallery - Bisbee - Arizona, USA
2006
- The Landscapes of my Heart "Tang Gallery " - Bisbee, AZ - USA
- Show "Iacta Alea Est " - "A Sorte Esta Lancada" - Brazilian Consulate Gallery - Beverly Hills - Los Angeles, CA - USA
- Show "Iacta Alea Est" A Sorte Esta Lancada" - Vignoli Gallery - Sag Harbor, NY - USA
Group Show-Art Walk - Kappler Gallery -Beverly Hills- USA
2005 - Show "Arts from Brazil"- Los Feliz, CA - USA
- Show "In Ictu Oculi" Belo Horizonte, MG - Brazil
- Show "Pedacos do meu Coracao" Perfini - Belem, PA - Brazil
- Show "Pieces of my Heart" - Tang Gallery - Bisbee, AZ - USA
- Create:Fixate - Group Show - Los Angeles, CA - USA
2004
- Show "Pieces of my Heart" - Monlleo Gallery - Santa Barbara, CA USA
2003
- One Woman Show -Tang Gallery -Bisbee, AZ -USA
- Pastiche II -The Art Studio Gallery -Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, CA -USA
4th Mostra Perfini -Belem, PA -Brazil
2002
- Display window Artefacto - Belo Horizonte/MG -
- Body and fabric painting with the stylist Lele Grello. Fashion show -Rede Globo soup opera "As filhas da Mae" Estacao das Docas - Belem/PA - Brazil -
- Ceramics - Los Angeles/USA -
- Ceramics and painting exhibition - Vila Nova de Famalicao - Portugal -
- Member of TAS Palos Verdes Art Center - Los Angeles/USA -
- "Espelhos de Nossas Almas", exhibition with Photographer Fernando Franceschini at Perfini Gallery in Belém/PA -Brazil
- Seminatura, exhibition with Pauline Falstron and Don Crocker at the Artists Studio Gallery in Palos Verdes, Los Angeles, CA -USA
2001
- Art course - Firenze /Italy ( feb-mar)
- 1st International exhibition of Belo Horizonte - Joint exhibition at Vignoli show-ground - Belo Horizonte/MG -
- 2nd Architecture and decoration meeting, Perfini show-ground - Gramado/RS -
- L'equipe Hotel, Anhembi Park - Sao Paulo/SP -
- "Poemas de dois pinceis Azuis" Exhibition with my mother, Martha Gusmao, Tutto - Belo Horizonte/MG -
- Del Calore del Colore - Galeria d'arte Mentana - Firenze/Italy -
- Latin America Art Show - Villa Caruzo - Firenze/Italy -
- 3rd Perfini show. Individual exhibition: Bela Terra , Perfini - Belem/PA -
- Joint exhibition: Casa de Vignoli - Belo Horizonte/MG -
- Joint exhibition: Onze Gallery - Belo Horizonte/MG -
2000
- Individual exhibition - Seminatura 1 - Casa e Design - São Paulo/SP -
- Individual exhibition -1st Inside show , Inside Gallery Belo Horizonte/MG -
- Individual exhibition -2nd Perfini show, Perfini - Belem/PA -
- Joint exhibition - Onze Gallery - Belo Horizonte/MG -
- Casa Cor - Belo Horizonte/MG -
- Joint exhibition - Giselle decoration
- "O vir a ser", National Park "Serra dos Orgaos" show-ground - Teresopolis/RJ -
1999
- 1st Perfini show. Individual exhibition - Perfini - Belem/PA -
- Casa Cor - Belo Horizonte/MG - 1999
- Joint exhibition - Ceramicas , Arte Terra show ground - Belo Horizonte/MG -
1998
- Individual exhibition: Passos - Espaco Capone - Belem/PA -
- returns to Minas Gerais and set up house in Belo Horizonte.
1997
- Visit to Gorotire/Kaiapo indian tribe. Research on body painting -
- Aram collection release. Textiles painting making review of body painting - Carmem e Lele, Zeppelin - Belem/PA -
- Creation of Aram perfume - Carmem , Lele and Quallys - Belem/PA -
- "Antes que amanheca" Cultural show-ground, Tagide Veiculos - Belem/PA -
1996
- "Terra", Arte Assinada Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Escada Quatro Ceramicas Gallery, painting and clothes in partnership with the stylist Lele Grello - Lisbon/Portugal -
- "Vestir uma obra de arte" fashion show, Carmem e Lele Grello - Belem/PA -
1995
- Collective exhibition - "Aura" una presencia despues de la obra, Ecleete Gallery - Punta del Este/Uruguai -
- Womem collective - "5 cavaletes e um pincel", Nossa Terra - Belem/PA -
1994
- 1st CCBEU Art meeting - Belem/PA -
- "Do fundo da Terra", Paratur Gallery - Belem/PA -
- "Del Rio Vi al fondo de la Tierra", Centro de estudios brasilenos - Esmeralda Gallery - Buenos Aires/Argentina ( Carmem e Elena Tarasido)
1993
- Joint exhibition: "Tendencias e Estilos" , Arte Assinada Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Individual exhibition: "Sopro de vida", Romulo Maiorana Gallery - Belem/PA -
- 30th H.Stern Auction - Rio de Janeiro/RJ -
1992
- Contemporary Art Saloon, Tokyo Gallery - Buenos Aires/Argentina -
- "Semillas del Corazon", Golden Shopping Gallery, Cultural Center- Buenos Aires/Argentina -
- San Telmo ecological exhibition - Buenos Aires/Argentina -
- Retrospective 91/ Opening 92 - Arte Assinada Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Individual exhibition: "Terras e sementes"( 15 years of Art commemorative show), Arte Assinada Gallery - Belem/PA -
- 2nd Rio Mostra ( integrant event of the oficial calendar of ECO 92)
- Cultural Center Brasil/Argentina - june - Rio de Janeiro/RJ -
- Mundo de America 92 - International Bienal Barro de America, Belas Artes Museum - Caracas/Venezuela -
- 4th Amazonarte - Belem/PA -
1991
- Individual exhibition: "A ordem do caos", Arte Assinada Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Art co-operative: Traco e Ponto show-ground - Rio de Janeiro/RJ -
- Joint exhibition: Oscar Serafhico Gallery -Brasilia/DF -
- Message Earth, Artestudio - Bergamo/ Italy -
- 3rd Amazonarte ( 1st Auction of Amazonian artists) Belem/PA -
- "O sentido e o alcance"- audio and video conference of the art critic Vicente de Percia - Hawaii States Foundation Contemporary Art Museum -
1990
- Audiovisual "Carmem", Romulo Maiorana Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Special guest of the 3rd Nacional Bienal of Mystic Art - Governador Valadares/MG -
- 9th Arte Para, Romulo Maiorana Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Messagio Terra - Milan - Italy -
- 2nd Amazonarte (meeting of Amazonian artists), CENTUR - Belem/PA -
Joint exhibition - artists from Para , University Museum - Belem/PA -
1990
- Individual exhibition - "uma cidade chamada Brasil", Romulo Maiorana Gallery - Belem/PA
- Joint exhibition - "Objetos Madeira" with Astreia El Jack and Miriam Blanc Sambursky, Cimeira Gallery - Rio de Janeiro/RJ -
1989
- Individual exhibition: "Sementes e Coracoes", CENTUR - Belem/PA -
- Audiovisual about the new artists generation - Caracas - Venezuela -
- Individual exhibition: Toulouse Gallery - Rio de Janeiro/RJ -
- Madri Verano. Collective - Spain - special mention of the judge -
- "Brasil 4 Expressoes" - Ciudad Cultural Center - Buenos Aires/ Argentina -
- Individual exhibition: Formulando, Ponto e Virgula bookstore - Belem/PA -
- 1st Amazonarte, Gallery of CEF - Belem/PA -
1988
- Art Tobago 88 (Trinid-Tobago): selected by the art critic Vicente de Percia - golden medal
- 2nd Bienal of mystic art - acquisition award - Governador Valadares/ MG -
- Selected for the Brazilian Art Dictionary -
- Integrant of Comunale Pescia library collection (Italy) after representing Brasil at "Un Fiore per la Pace" show
- Selected for the International Art diary catalogue - Italy -
- Joint exhibition: Town Councilor Camera - São Paulo/SP -
1987
- Joint exhibition: "Reflexos", Largo da Se - Belem/PA -
- Joint exhibition: "Arts", Dom Pablo Gallery - Belem/PA -
- Solo exhibition: "Voos Noturnos", Ponto e Virgula bookstore - Belem/PA -
1986
- Individual exhibition: Debret Gallery - Belem/PA -
- 6th CEF Plastic Art exhibition - Belem/PA -
- Joint exhibition: "Retrospectiva", CEF - Belem/PA -
1985
- Christmas Collective, BH Corner Gallery ltda - London/ England -
1982
1st Art Saloon, CTEP - Belem/PA - Research and development of the tecnique "dry pastel with negative printing" -
1981
- 1st Free Art show of UFPA - Belem/PA -
- 8th Art meeting of Belem, Teatro da Paz - Belem/PA -
- Release of the poetry book: "Reflexos" - Galeria 1 - Belem/PA -
1978
- Modern in art, Moderno Highschool - Belem/PA
- 5th Cultural fair of Belem , SEMEC - Belem/PA -
1977
- 1st show of young artists (14 years old), CCBEU - Governador Valadares/MG
- 1st regional painting exhibition, FUNSEC - Governador Valadares
