Beatriz Milhazes Rio De Janerio Analysis

Beatriz Milhazes is a contemporary, abstract artist who works in Rio de Janerio. Milhazes’ artwork focuses on abstract floral designs that have geometric shapes and bright colors that represent her culture in Brazil. Milhazes’ technique of painting her artwork is what made her truly stand out. She states, “’I love painting, but I do not want the texture of the brush strokes or the ‘hand’ of the painter to be visible on my canvases’” (Sacramone). This is unique as most painters use their own brushes and paint, but her way of painting is through plastic sheets and paint. Her steps are, paint a vibrant color on a sheet of plastic, then sticks the plastic to a canvas and she then peels it off slowly. She repeats this process until the final painting
Her use of bright colors really embodies how beautifully bright Rio is and how rich the culture is in color since the Carnival of Brazil is held there and the lively city that never sleeps. Rio is also home to many exotic animals and vibrant plants. The use of her floral designs is thanks to the beautiful view outside of her studio space where she creates her paintings. Kino, an interviewer, lets us know that Milhazes is highly in love and in awe of nature as she wants it all around her. Then Kino informs us, “flowers and plants inspired by the city’s botanical garden, which is next door to her studio” (Kino). This is her inspiration focus for the floral and kaleidoscope patterns in her most popular artworks. Her other credited influence is an artist by the name of Piet Mondrian. This artist is a Dutch painter who created geometric patterns and lines to create a harsh image. He focused mainly on the shapes of squares and rectangles with the basic primary colors. Milhazes’ paintings mimic his cleanly cut geometric patterns as her do by her laying of plastic and clean cut edges from different colors. The only noticeable difference in their works, being compared, is that Milhazes likes to go outside of the primary colors and use colors that catch the eye. Whereas, Piet likes to focus on the primary colors with black and white as their
This painting is a mix of geometric shapes, multiple vibrant colors, and kaleidoscope like designs. This painting was painted by her unique artistic style, sheets of plastic and paint, and in the year 2008. I wanted to point out the way her colors are formatted in a way that they all have purpose where they lie. Each piece has its own style and way of manipulating their colors, such as the bottom right, it has greens, and blues with a hidden pinkish purple. These colors make the shapes feel as if you’re walking up a staircase toward the sky. This painting, then turns rather playful with all the colors and designs in the top right. The red makes it stand out even more next to the soft green and yellow undertones. The floral patterns splashed throughout the painting really enhances what the painting means, it is a representation of the botanical garden outside of the studio. This painting really stands out among her other