Buildings are transformed into ‘giant screens’ to receive artistic creations, in Manaus

Manaus (AM) – The gables, side facades of buildings, of the Rio Madeira and Cidade de Manaus buildings, both located in the Centro neighborhood, south of the capital, are transformed into ‘giant screens’ to receive the creations of visual artists Denilson Baniwa and Olinda Silvano. The initiative is part of the Urban Art Circuit (Cura) which, for the first time, arrives in the North of the country and is named Cura Amazônia.

The paintings can be seen from the lookout set up by the Cura, on the side of the Teatro Amazonas, in Largo São Sebastião, which provides a privileged view of the two buildings. The project has the support of the Government of Amazonas, through the Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy.

Secretary Marcos Apolo Muniz, holder of the portfolio, emphasizes the satisfaction of receiving this important initiative, highlighting the reference of what the state has been doing in relation to the visual arts and dialogue with cultural workers, especially with urban interventions.

“From the example of Parintins, with Cidade Aberta Gallery during the Folk Festival, to the façade of the Bumbódromo itself, with works by artists Pito Silva and the duo Curumiz. In Manaus, with the Urban Culture Festival. These are actions that we end up carrying out and valuing this potential that involves this artistic language, as well as peripheral communities”,

said the secretary.

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Responsible for the gable of the Cidade Manaus building, the visual artist and curator Denilson Baniwa returns to Manaus to give ‘life’ to his work. Born in the municipality of Barcelos (399 kilometers from the capital), Denilson says that he received the invitation from Cura Amazônia with great joy.

“I had already worked at the Cura in Belo Horizonte (MG), but with a banner. Now, with the chance to paint a building, it’s really cool to go back to my state and make art that represents not only my Baniwa culture, but also the Amazonian culture”,

reveals Denilson.

Also according to the artist, the inspiration for his work – which at first will be named ‘Piracema’ – came from a conversation with the project’s curator.

“When I received the invitation, we talked and they informed that the theme would revolve around rivers, of that more fluvial nature. So, I was thinking about how to talk about the Amazon from the rivers. And of course, right, coming from an indigenous origin, the basic indigenous and Amazonian food is fish, which before the arrival of the Europeans, was the staple food of the Amazonian people”,

details it.

portrait of a people

The Rio Madeira building, in turn, is given color by the hands of Olinda Silvano, weaver, Amazonian muralist who is an important leader of the Shipibo-Konibo people, from the Cantagallo community, in Lima, Peru. With the work ‘Cosmo e Energia Amazônica’, the artist portrays the culture and customs of her people.

Through Kené art, an ancestral technique characterized by its lines and geometric patterns, the muralist represents the cosmology, tradition and indigenous aesthetics of the Shipibo-Konibo, interpreted through rituals with Ayahuasca and Piri Piri. Her work as a contemporary artist spans three decades, internationally recognized with exhibitions and workshops in Peru, Canada and Spain, for example.

According to her, the work in Manaus is the largest she has ever signed and, for that, she had the collaboration of a team of artists, including her son Ronin Koshi. Olinda explains that the work expresses the path of her ancestors, with the healing rituals that contributed to her growth with a lot of strength, energy and knowledge. “I am grateful for Cura, with all his technical team for the invitation to be here. In this opportunity I am fulfilling the dream of visiting Manaus, and it is wonderful to feel this energy of the indigenous peoples, who recognize us in their origins and do not doubt who we are,”

concludes the artist.

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Cura Amazônia is organized by Agência Urbana de Arte (AGUA), sponsored by 3M, supported by Tintas Coral, Secretariat of Culture and Creative Economy of Amazonas (SEC), Municipal Foundation of Culture, Tourism and Events (Manauscult), Centro Cultural Casarão de Ideias (CCCI) and Center for Attention to Health and Safety at Work (CASST), in addition to local production by the collective Graffiti Queens and incentives from the Federal Law for Cultural Incentives.

*With advisory information

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