Gres statues portraits

“Hakamá in Seiza”
2003, Fortaleza, CE, Brazil
Terra cotta, bisquit 800° Celcius
in the wood-fired oven of Heitor Mendes
“Hakamá in Seiza”
2009, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired at 1300° Celcius
in the Noborigama kiln of Galvão e Campos
Natural patina on Kimono and Tenmoku enamel on Hakama
H.78 x L.68 x P.75 cm
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“Hakamá in Seiza” Detail
“Hakamá in Seiza”
“Zé, José Antonio Rigo”
“Zé, José Antonio Rigo”
2009, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired at 1320° Celcius in 
noborigama kiln of Galvão e Campos
smalto bianco sul tessuto
H. 92,5 x L 79 x P. 61 cm
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“Zé, José Antonio Rigo”
“Nymph II. lying down holding her foot”
2009, Cunha, SP, Brazil
L.G. opaque white glazed skirt
Sintered clay at 1280°, burned in the Tokay gas kiln
H. 41 x L. 83 x P. 52,5 cm
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“Nymph II. lying down holding her foot”
“Nymph II. lying down holding her foot”
 “Ninfa III on the cushion”
Un-fired sculpture, green clay
Atelier Bairro Falcão
“Ninfa III on the cushion”
2009, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, wood fired at 1320° Celsius
in noborigama kiln of Alberto Cidraes
Figure surface with natural patina, cushion and skirt are glassed,
iron oxide decoration on the skirt,
H. 43,5 x L.87,4 x P. 55,5 cm
Natural size, life modeled
Private collection
“Ninfa III on the cushion”
“Ninfa III on the cushion”
Loading the shuttle gas sculpture kiln, Cunha, SP, Brazil
After firing
“Nymph IV reading”
2017, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln at 1260 degrees Celsius.
Figure surface with natural patina, other parts with green celadon and tenmoku glaze,
separate book with white shino
Parallelepiped embedded in the figure with shino slip
H. 139,5 x 54 x 56,5 cm. Matrices for lost-wax bronze castings
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“Nymph IV reading” Detail
“Nymph IV reading” Detail
“Nymph IV” in the background, “Namoradeira branca” in the foreground
“Judith: work in progress; model posing”
“Judith and Holofernes”
2017, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln, 1280˚
H. 95 x 56 x 66 cm
Portrait of Holofernes separated, white clay, fired in a wood-fired kiln
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“Judith and bull”
“Ligia filha do Agué, Vodun das ervas”
2018, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln at 1260 degrees Celsius
Natural patina in reduction
H. 80,5 x 86,5 x 76,5 cm
Erlenmeyerkolben separate in the left hand
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“Ligia filha do Agué, Vodun das ervas”
“Ligia filha do Agué, Vodun das ervas”
“Ligia filha do Agué, Vodun das ervas”
Atelier environment with figures
Sketches for the Last Soldier
Work in progress for the last soldier
“The last soldier”
2019, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln at 1260 degrees Celsius
Natural patina in reduction
H. 186 x 73 x 30 cm
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“The last soldier” Detail
Sketches for Carol
A moment of work in progress for Carol’s sculpture
“Carol”
2018, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln at 1260 degrees Celsius
Natural patina in reduction
H.171 x 57 x 45 cm
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 “Cristina”
2019, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln at 1260 degrees Celsius
Natural patina in reduction
H.146,5 x 60,5 x 48 cm
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Daniel working at torso with raised feed
“Female torso with raised feet”
2018, Cunha, SP, Brazil
Gres sculpture, fired in gas kiln at 1260 degrees Celsius
Natural patina in reduction
h.117 x 55 x 97 cm
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“Female torso with raised feet”
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