Art by Edilson Rocha
Arte de Edilson Rocha
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| favela Brasil Cuba Edrocha
Edilson
Rocha was Born in 1967 in Beberibe, Ceará, about an hour east of the capital
city, Fortaleza. He was born scribbling.
When he was a kid he kept drawing. And now, as an adult, he never stopped only
now he paints. “I am a big observer of designs all around me formed by time and
by nature and the city. I paint social themes, and the chaos of the city,” says
Rocha.
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Edilson Rocha nasceu em 1967 em
Beberibe, Ceará. Ele nasceu riscando. Quando ele era criança riscava. E
agora como adulto nunca mais parou e ainda continua só que o que sai
hoje é pintura. “Eu sou grande observador dos desenhos no meu redor
formado pelo tempo e a propria natureza e da cidade. Eu pinto temas
sociais e o caos da cidade e na verdade,” diz Rocha.
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| Edrocha - direita - no espaço de arte no calçadão Beira Mar com dois visitantes Edrocha-right-at the open air gallery on Beira Mar with two visitors and his paintings behind |
Bachelor
father of Elvis, 23, Rocha lives in the city´s Praia de Iracema area, and by
night Rocha lives on the beachfront promenade of Beira Mar in the artists´space
near the area called “Os Stressados.” “
In the 60s a group of 13 artists began to display their works here and that continues
today,” said Rocha adding that he knows some of the original artists.
Solteiro agora, pai de Elvis, 23, Rocha
mora na Praia de Iracema e de noite mora na calçadão de Beira Mar no
espaço de arte próximo os Stressados. “Nos anos 60 começou um grupo de
13 artistas exhibir sua arte aqui e continuarão até hoje. Eu conheço
alguns deles.” Diz Rocha.
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| Atelier Edrocha
Rocha
began exhibiting his art on the promenade. He says his art is self taught but
all the same, Rocha has had various exhibitions here in Brazil and abroad.
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Rocha começou também exhibir sua arte
na calçadão. Mesmo que o arte dele é autodidata, Rocha tem sido
convidado montar vários exposições tanto aqui quanto lá fora.
He
hás exhibited in various well known galleries here such as Oboé, Correios,
Sebrae, and Unifor, entre outros. He just returned from Cuba where he had been
commissioned to paint a public wall with his typical art and make a
presentation to a convention there.
Tem mostrado em destaque vários espaços
bem conhecidos tipo Oboe, Correios, Sebrae, Unifor, entre outros.
Acabou de voltar de Havana Cuba onde ele foi contratado pintar um muro
com arte típico dele e fazer uma apresentação a uma convenção.
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| Habana taxi
“What
I did in Cuba was mostly that. But I also smoked a lot of cigars, I drank a lot
of mojitos, cuba libre, buccaneer beer, and various other delights of Havana.”
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“Que eu fiz na Cuba era principalmente
isso, mas também fumei muito charutos, tomei bastante mojitos, cuba
libre, cerveja bucanera e outras delicias Habaneras.”
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| Edrocha, direita - on right
Many
foreign visitors pass along on Beira Mar and among them are aficionados of
Rocha´s work. Besides Cuba, Rocha has had exhibitions in Berne, Switzerland and
in Spain, in Ourence. Visitors liked his art so much that they invited his to
show in their galleries there, besides just buying here and taking it away with
them. You can see the art of Edilson Rocha every night on the promenade
directly in front of Hotel Beira Mar. You can also visit the Fortaleza Virtual
Gallery, where Rocha is currently featured by clicking the link:
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http://fortalezavirtualgallery.blogspot.com.br/2012/05/art-of-edilson-rocha.html
