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Paulo Nimer Pjota
Paulo Nimer Pjota (born 1988) is a mixed media Brazilian artist. Pjota prefers to work on large surfaces. He uses canvas, sacks and scrap metal plates, mostly found in junkyards, as supports. Biography Paulo Nimer Pjota was born in São José do Rio Preto, Brazil in 1988. He studied at the University of São Paulo, University Center of Fine Arts of São Paulo earning his Bachelor of Visual Arts. Pjota now lives and works in São Paulo,. He is an artist of many mediums and prefers to work on large surfaces. Education *2014 – Art History from Rodrigo Naves *2012 – Critical art, Francisco Alambert and Polyana Canhete, SESC Pompeia *2010 – Bachelor of Visual Arts at the University Center Fine Arts of São Paulo Work Pjota's art consists of many colliding components that are neither literal or direct but rather suggestive and at times curious. "His works highlight the clichés of figurative and landscape painting".(Artuner) Each canvas is treated as a sketchbook of sorts in ...
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website: http://mamrio.org.br/; Av. Infante Dom Henrique, nº 85, Glória; Schedule: Tuesdays to Sundays,12:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m./ Sat, Sun and Holidays,12:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.
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