André Art Gallery presents an exhibition by Cássio Lázaro

The artist, who works with large steel works, presents around 50 works, some new and others reinterpretations of previous works, curated by Octavio Guastini and critical text by Sylvia
André Art Gallery opens, this Saturday, October 28th, from 11am to 3pm, the exhibition Formas, Tramas, Volumes, by the artist Cássio Lázaro. Curated by Octavio Guastini and critical text by Sylvia Werneck, the exhibition features around 50 works by the artist from São Paulo, including a new, unprecedented series of geometric works, as well as reinterpretations of previous works. The artist works with steel in different sizes and shapes, and in different treatments, such as carbon, corten, stainless steel, matte and mirrored.

Cássio is self-taught and developed his own methods, and even machinery, to work with dense and heavy materials such as steel in his studio. “(…) he was not subjected to the conditioning of artistic practice linked to the long (and, at times, rigid) tradition of art history, which gave him total freedom to explore the potential of forms and his own skills as an artist ”, says art critic Sylvia Werneck.

Regarding the artist's work with steel and metal, she states that “subjected to certain aesthetic choices, the steel is manipulated until it reaches, for example, the robustness of a massive column, the play of light and shadow of crumpled paper or the delicacy of a lace fabric. The colors enter the scene in a measured way, almost always monochromatic, so that they do not disturb the volumetric perception that the artist wishes to evoke in the viewer.”

And he adds: “seeing Cássio Lázaro work is a chapter in itself. Unlike many of his contemporaries, he feels the need to carry out most of the processes involved in the construction of his works himself. Even though there is planning, it is during the process that some decisions will be made, as the metal sheets are transformed. Often, the work requires the use of brute force – hammering, burning and sawing are common activities in the studio.”

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