ABOUT MEVISUAL ARTISTVisual Artist
Brazil/USA Leda Maria Is a versatile visual artist who works in watercolors, oils, acrylics, mixed media, and encaustic. She also makes ceramics, sculptures, and installations. Influenced at first by Di Cavalcanti, Kandinsky, and abstract expressionism, especially in the color field. Her passion, intellectual rigor, and solid technique create a genuinely original body of work. She was born in Brazil, lives and works in New York, and holds a degree in Art History (MFA) at Faap- Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado and fine art (BFA) at Fatea- Faculdades Integradas Teresa D’Avila. Studied Art History at Scuola Lorenzo de Medici in Florence – Italy. Sculpture, Printmaking at The Art Student League of New York and New York Studio School of Drawing. Leda has started to draw at the age of 06 years old and has been painting since she was 13 years old. She has participated in many exhibitions in Europe, Asia, the USA, and Brazil. She was published in a few art books, art magazines, and more. She also has gotten a few prizes and awards. Artist Statement I dream in vivid colors. I paint in layers of colors. Each layer that I paint exposes a new dimension. The shapes that are formed dictate my direction. I always know the subject well, but I don't know the final interpretation until the last layers are applied. All of my abstracts contain an element of surprise. And serendipity is part of the plan. |
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SHOW DE BOLA PARISRecent ProjectsAbout the project:
Born out of the concept of the increasing irrelevance of physical frontiers of the International art market, "Show de Bola" is a cultural project idealized by a Brazilian/American New York-based curator Leda Maria, which aims to connect peoples through culture and art. The project presents works of artists from all continents. This artistic collection is a sign of recognition and expression of humanity’s current frame of mind. A milestone in the career of all artists involved, the project gives the opportunity for each to show, through his or her art, the beauty and particularities of their countries. The success of Show de Bola’ s at first exhibited, in Brazil, with national recognition of critics and the media, led the way to the project’s succeeding appearance in the United States, where it was recognized for the authenticity of its concept. From Brazil, the exhibit traveled to Miami, New York, Berlin, Dallas, and it moves on to travel the world. The next edition Has happened in February,2020 in Paris at the Grand Palais, at Salon Des Independents. Most of the participant artists are Brazilians, but my goal is to have artists from all over the world as it a cultural project to exchange experiences. |