Tuesday, June 19, 2007

Chico Liberato in His Courtyard :: Salvador, Bahia, Brasil

Chico Liberato :: 40 Years of Production


During our visit to Bahia, while we were staying with the Liberatos, Chico was preparing for a 40-year retrospective of his work that is being presented by the State Cultural Center in Fortaleza, capital of the state of Ceara. The exhibition will span four decades of production, from his first installations in 1967, including paintings, serigraphs, sculptures, and animated film. I asked him why he didn't try to exhibit in museums in the United States, and he basically said that he didn't want to bother with the bureacracy; that at this stage of his artistic career he was more interested in creating dialogues and cultural exchanges than in being celebrated.

Chico Liberato's Private Collection


This is a painting in Chico Liberato's home in Salvador, Bahia, Brasil.

Passageiro do Vento :: Itaparica Island, Bahia, Brasil

Passageiro do Vento :: Itaparica Island, Bahia, Brasil


Just down the street from the Instituto Sacatar, on Itaparica Island, is an amazing pousada run by a French ex-patriate pirate: Passageiro do Vento. An astonishingly beatiful place.

Vine in the Rainforest :: Manaus, Brasil

Wild Orchids in the Amazon :: Manaus, Brasil