Leda Catunda

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Leda Catunda
Born (1961-06-23) June 23, 1961 (age 60)
São Paulo, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian

Leda Catunda Serra, known as Leda Catunda (born 1961) is a Brazilian painter, sculptor, graphic artist and educator. She is a representative name of the Geração 80 artists' group.[1] Her works explore the limits of textures and materials, being characterized by her "soft paintings" over towels, bedclothes, leather, velvet and silk.[2]

Biography[]

Catunda was born in 1961 in São Paulo. She studied Visual Arts at Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (FAAP). Catunda gained recognition when she exposed her works at the exhibition Como vai você, Geração 80?, (How are you, Generation 80?) held in 1984 at Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, in Rio de Janeiro. She taught Graphical Arts at FAAP from 1986 to mid 1990s and became Doctor in Visual Arts at University of São Paulo in 2001 [3] Catunda participated of three São Paulo Biennials (1983,1985 and 1994) and several individual exhibitions.

References[]

  1. ^ "Leda Catunda". Arte do Século XX/XXI. MAC-USP. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Revista IstoÉ". www.terra.com.br. Retrieved 2016-03-17.
  3. ^ "Leda Catunda expõe seu processo criativo em Campinas na próxima quinta-feira | cpfl cultura". www.institutocpfl.org.br. Retrieved 2016-03-17.

External links[]

Official website (in Portuguese)

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