Luiz Zerbini São Paulo, Brazil, born 1959
Miraflores, 2022
Acrylic on canvas
94 1/2 x 94 1/2 inches
240 x 240 cm
240 x 240 cm
Nature, history, and the relationship between humans and the land foreground the visual identity of Luiz Zerbini’s artistic practice. Integrating both geometric and organic forms, his work draws upon the...
Nature, history, and the relationship between humans and the land foreground the visual identity of Luiz Zerbini’s artistic practice. Integrating both geometric and organic forms, his work draws upon the natural and urban imagery of his native Brazil. Lush, undulating vegetation and earthen textures meet mosaic-like facades and linear architectural constructions, bringing these ecologies into a shared landscape. Zerbini’s monotypes are created through a non-reproducible process, laying leaves, flowers, and branches on a painted metal plate and then pressing them onto a sheet of Kozo paper. This resulting impression captures the intricate morphology of these floral elements, physically translating the botanical realm of Brazil’s forests into a two-dimensional space.
