André Mendes

b. 1979, Brazil

André Mendes was born in Curitiba, 1979. He graduated in Graphic Design from the Pontificia Catholic University of Paraná and specialist in artistic drawing at the Institut Superior de Disseny y Escola de la Imatge – IDEP, Barcelona. After three years of experience in Spain, held in 2006 his first solo exhibition in Oporto – Portugal. André Mendes has many national and international exhibitions under his belt including ‘Ainda Não’, Rome; ‘Antes do Fim’, Paris; ArtStage Singapore; Art Expo Malaysia; ‘Tropikos’, Bangkok; ‘Color ow’, Barcelona; ‘Elementary’, Curitiba.
One the of most interesting aspects of his body of work is an unpretentious affirmation of a tradition genuinely born out of a kind of freedom that is almost sarcastic in the way the artist uses his skills as painter and drawer. One needs only to remember André’s many public and private murals in order to grasp his impressive technique. They are executed in both ceramics and new industrial techniques he creates and develops himself. Always aware of the many different kinds of painting styles, specific methods, scenes and tendencies in the art world today, Mendes draws, manipulates and organizes the elements in his works with such ability that it allows him a “deliberate” use of pictorial language, a natural procedure that stands between the commitment to conceptual research and a purely aesthetic experience.
At the moment his work emits delineation from flat surfaces, extending to space – the pigments in resin soaks everything around, sitting with the sculptural three-dimensionality that all want to touch & invade in its limitless expansion. The saturation is not only in colour but in chaos saturation. Architectural interventions which carry the desire to immerse what is around.
Currently lives and works in Curitiba, his research and production are focused on drawing, painting, sculpture, installations and site-specific projects. He is interested in the materiality of colour and its fluid behaviour, the inevitable force of gravity, tension and chance. His work complements with architecture, and also with other surfaces around the world.
In addition to his authorial research, he specializes in large-scale projects such as murals and sculptures. He participated with TAKSU Gallery on the prestigious commission by Khazanah and Temasek for Andaz Singapore with three large sculptures and one gargantuan mural.
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Espacial #05

Acrylic on canvas, 165 x 155 cm

Imersão #03

Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 160 cm

Imersão #01

Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 140 cm

Colorflow #07

Acrylic on canvas, 170 x 155 cm

Imersão #02

Acrylic on canvas, 136 x 142 cm

Installation Flow #06

Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 200 cm

Space Flow #09

Acrylic on canvas, 136 x 220 cm

Installation Flow #09

Acrylic on canvas, 130 x 220 cm

Installation Flow #03

Acrylic on canvas, 125 x 220 cm

Installation Flow #04

Acrylic on canvas, 125 x 220 cm

Installation Flow #10

Acrylic on canvas, 100 x 100 cm

Installation Flow #07

Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 150 cm

Installation Flow #02

Acrylic on canvas, 140 x 150 cm

Installation Flow #08

Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 330 cm

Installation View

Acrylic on canvas, 130 x 190 cm

Gardian

Acrylic on canvas, 360 x 180 cm

Sculpture Installation 03

Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 260 cm

Sculptural Installation 01

Acrylic on canvas, 144 x 220 cm

Sculpture Installation 02

Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 225 cm

Interlocutor

Acrylic on canvas, 135 x 90 cm

Muse

Acrylic on canvas, 150 x 220 cm

Untitled 2

Acrylic Paint & Posca on Paper, 48 x 35 cm

Untitled 22

Posca on Paper & Naval Plywood, 30.5 x 24 cm

Untitled 13

Posca on Paper on Naval Plywood, 5 x 41 cm

Untitled 12

Posca on Paper on Naval Plywood, 5 x 52 cm

Status Series

Corian Onix White, dimension varies (each)

Before The End 99

Neoprene & Acrylic Fiber, 70 x 50 x 40 cm

Untitled 1

Acrylic Paint & Posca on Paper, 35 x 24 cm

Untitled 15

Acrylic on Acrylic, 22 x 22 cm

Untitled 6

Naval Plywood & Acrylic Paint, 31.5 x 24 cm

Untitled 7

Naval Plywood & Acrylic Paint, 14 x 14 x 15 cm

Untitled 8

Naval Plywood & Acrylic Paint, 15 x 15 x 16 cm

Untitled 10

Naval Plywood & Acrylic Paint, 21.5 x 17.5 cm

Untitled 11

Naval Plywood & Acrylic Paint, 12 x 40 cm

Untitled 19

Acrylic on Plywood Box, 26 x 37 cm

Untitled 20

Acrylic on Plywood Box, 26 x 37 cm
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