Mozart Guerra

Mozart Guerra, born 1962 in Recife, in North-East of Brazil, studied architecture at them Federal University of Pernambuco, where he graduated in 1986. At the end of the 1980s, using his knowledge of space and volumes, he took part in the production of a large number of sets for theater, carnival, television and cinema. At the same time, he devotedhimself to his passion for sculpture by drawing inspiration from the techniques and materials used in the theater workshops.

In 1992, he settled permanently in Paris and devoted himself fully to sculpture. Inspired at that time by the sculptures of the Colombian Botero and those of Niki de Saint Phalle, he first created works in resin; busty women in shimmering colors, burlesque characters immersed in extravagant productions, and strange animals that allowed him to gradually gain artistic and commercial recognition.

In the beginning of the 2000s, he started to evolve his artistic approach; always with many colors, but less burlesque forms and a completely new technique. He created his sculptures with polystyrene, resin, and foam which he then dressed with colored ropes, using an exquisite line by line technique, bringing the concept of the creation together. At the same time, he also renews the themes. Heads and bodies of animals, Indians, primates and geishas, portraits, at first, sculpted in a very realistic way in polystyrene or expanded foam, and then covered with a sort of second skin. These patiently wound cords fastened by means of pins, highlight certain shapes and blend others. His characters consist of all kinds of animal heads, including; ram, deer, giraffe, bear, which are presented as hunting trophies. They become a colorful topography that magnifies in the manner of a naturalist in his cabinet of curiosities. Mozart Guerra exhibits and sells in galleries and contemporary art fairs in France, Canada, Spain, Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy, Benelux, Japan, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, Costa Rica and USA.