Leandro Figueiredo

“Objects, I think carry more than just a physical presence. When represented, an object holds it’s past ancestry, which changes when it is drawn. There are so many ways of etching a surface, many changes and ‘pentimentos’ can occur. When observed a  tree can be designed in a multitude of ways; I have an image of a tree already in my mind, from what I have seen on my travels and from photographs. In little pieces, each part observed from this world around me, I find enlightenment; there in each fragment or memory resides my work.”

  The Brazilian artist Leandro Figueredo is winner of the Giorgio Teardo Prize now in its 16th year at the Scuola Internazionale di Grafica.

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