Author: marcelo
SYMPHONIAE by Fabio Magalhães
Elizabeth Dorazio’s recent works evoke a kind of permanent movement that arises from their cohesive and vibrant parts and the dynamic interactions between them. For many years, the artist has resorted to diverse forms and materials in order to articulate disquieting sets – systems of forms that interact with and influence one another, thus creating … [+]
SYMPHONIAE (συμφωνία – derived from the Greek, meaning “agreement or concordance of sound”) by Elizabeth Dorazio
People from the Arabian Peninsula have a very rich oral tradition. Many important events from their history have never actually been recorded – except in their memories, and then passed down orally from generation to generation. Thus, they have woven together this colorful tapestry of all the stories from their past. At the handicraft center, … [+]
ORIGINS OF SYMPHONIAE by Ana Finel Honigman
Symphoniae, Elizabeth Dorazio’s current series of artworks featuring Al Khous weaving, was created in collaboration with Bedouin women from Abu Dhabi and Ras al Khaimah as a homage to their culture and an investigation of humanity’s role within the cosmos. Dorazio’s inspiration for Symphoniae was the rich oral tradition of women from the Arabian Peninsula. … [+]
Interview by Ana Finel Honigman
Interview with the artist by Ana Finel Honigman Q: When did you discover that you were an artist? A: I was born an artist. From the beginning, I expressed myself through imagery. I am very productive. In two decades, I have created more them 2,500 artworks and there are still two decades to be catalogued. … [+]
ELIZABETH DORAZIO’S JOURNEY AS AN ARTIST: MOMENTS AND STAGES ALONG THE WAY by Marie Christiane Seiferth
The work and compositions that are part of the current exhibition are the artistic expression of a long, intense journey, meticulous and interesting, traveled along different routes towards an approximation with the complex themes of “life”, “organism” and “cosmos”. Shortly after concluding her degree course at the celebrated Fundação Escola Guignard in the city of … [+]
VITA ORGANISMUS COSMOS by Marie Christiane Seiferth
The idea underlying the various artworks turns on the thematic complex of Life, Organism, and Cosmos. The use of synthetic materials, combined with the flowing compositional technique of the works, stresses the essential idea that both in life as well as in nature and the cosmos, the different elements and materials are repeatedly assembled or … [+]
DESCONSTRUCTION OF THE OBJECT by Elizabeth Dorazio
I build up my artworks in several layers. The architectural plans form the first stage in the process. Color fields, transparent layers, and drawings are then superimposed. Each layer has its own aesthetic language and particular shape. I draw organic structures, cells, fibers, veins, organs. I take those structures as an opportunity to refer to … [+]
EXHIBITION: CENTRO CULTURAL SÃO PAULO – 1999 by Maria Isabel Branco Ribeiro
Elizabeth Dorazio’s work is based on the rigorous drawing style she learned at the Escola Guignard in Belo Horizonte; a style that perpetuates the concept of graphic precision as a basis for painting foreseen by the institution’s namesake, a Rio de Janeiro native who worked in Minas Gerais. Fundamental for the artist’s training were many … [+]
EXHIBITION: FOUNTAINS AND WATERFALLS CENTRO CULTURAL MARIA ANTÔNIA ABRIL 1998 – SÃO PAULO by Marcos Moraes
Presenting clearly contrasting forms that either plunge or soar, Elizabeth Dorazio’s paintings – the subject-matter of which is water – are a reflection on vitality and driving force, and once again situate themselves, within the artist’s pictorial realm, as a contribution on the fragility of the gaze that barely touches upon reality. Do the paintings … [+]
EXHIBITION: ESCRITORIO DE ARTE ROSA BARBOSA SÃO PAULO – 1998 by Nancy Betts
To see a World in a grain of sand And a Heaven in a wild flower, Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in a hour. W. Blake In the contemporary realm of drawing that goes from lines constructed with iron to those embroidered with the finest thread, Elizabeth Dorazio ́s works … [+]
BRASILIDADE – ELIZABETH DORAZIO: PAINTINGS by Stella Teixeira de Barros
At first glance, the dissimulated textures, the construction process and the rules of the game that the artist uses are camouflaged in Elizabeth Dorazio ́s paintings. The true object of the paintings remains ambiguous, a secret having neither right nor wrong. The base of the canvas is white, pieces of irregularly shaped leather are mounted … [+]
