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'Toucan-Turtle-Horse' (triptych)
Portraits of animal wit appear in captivating acrylics on canvas. Ricardo Siccuro depicts a toucan, a turtle, and a horse, their subtle environs framed in a bold shade of red.
'Happiness'
With great creativity, Jacira Baptista subtly criticizes society's obsession with thinness. He personifies happiness as a rotund woman with full breasts, wide hips and a big red smile. "Happiness is fat; don't try to operate on her, " the artist says.
'Guinea Fowl'
Jacira Baptista exalts natural beauty through this captivating painting, featuring the fusion of a woman and a guinea fowl. In the African continent, this unique bird symbolizes beauty.
'Liberty'
Jacinta Baptista comments on social order through her unique and stylized artistry. For Baptista, women can now walk free of patriarchal order, like marionettes taking over the control of their strings. Titled "Liberdade" in Portuguese.
'Violinists'
Jacinta Baptista celebrates feminine beauty and soul through her unique artistry. Stylized images merge into a violin and vanity dresser, an analogy of surreal implications. Baptista's art is delicate and precise yet demanding of strength and attitude.
'Little Fisherman'
Dressed for a day at sea, he dons a straw hat and rolls his pant legs up over his knees. Looking up from his task, he holds his catch by the tail. Santos Silva paints a fisherman from the Brazilian coast, achieving depth through the careful use of highlights.
'Hummingbird'
Painting with impassioned artistry, Jacira Baptista orchestrates the merger of forms into a surrealist masterpiece. Baptista's message is clear as she equals the feminine soul to the flowering blossom that welcomes the hummingbird. Titled "Colibri" in Portuguese.
'Angel'
A swirling line moves ever upward, transforming itself into an angel. Jacira Baptista depicts the heavenly guardian in a lyrical pen and ink drawing.
'Pichula'
From the mysterious realm of the unconscious comes this intriguing little animal - a pichula born from the busy imagination of Andre de Miranda. Says Miranda, "I lived for four years in Tres Lagoas, in the interior of Mato Grosso in east-central Brazil.
'Perfect Union'
Discovering similarities in their voluptuous bodies, Jacira Baptista depicts a musician and a mandolin. Bold, black line defines the minimalist, modern portrait.