Stimulating reflections at Instituto Tomie Ohtake

An art collection reflects the refined look of the visionary, sensitive collector who connects with the dynamism of art in the context of different eras, composing an illuminating panel of the potential of creativity. Art collecting is currently of fundamental importance in the preservation of harmonious sets that dialogue with human reality in its deepest dimensions. Art provides reflections and confrontations from the most impactful to the most intimate.

Interestingly, the Instituto Tomie Ohtake presents an anthological exhibition that explores Brazilian art with works by the most representative of the great artists of our country. The exhibition The Imaginary Collection of Paulo Kruczynski with works by masters who consolidated the production of modern and contemporary Brazilian art. Bringing together more than two hundred works covering renowned names such as Wesley Duke Lee, Lasar Segall, Ione Saldanha, Alfredo Volpi, Vieira da Silva, Adriana Varejão, Mira Schendel, Maria Martins, José Pancetti, Lygia Clark, Ismael Nery, Frans Krajcberg, Eliseu Visconti, Anita Malfatti, Antonio Gomide, Tarsila do Amaral, Emiliano Di Cavalcanti, Cícero Dias, Victor Brecheret, Vicente do Rego Monteiro, Joaquin Torres Garcia, Candido Portinari, Djanira da Motta e Silva, Ernesto De Fiori, Oswaldo Goeldi, Carlos Prado, Flávio de Carvalho, Milton Dacosta, Maria Leontina, Antonio Bandeira, Aldo Bonadei, Rubens Gerchman, Waldemar Cordeiro, Sergio Camargo, Ivan Serpa, Luiz Sacillotto, Willys de Castro, Mauricio Nogueira Lima, Arthur Luiz Piza, Ubi Bava, Cildo Meirelles and José Leonilson provide to the spectator an overview of Brazilian art in its full expressiveness passing through remarkable periods in the trajectories of icons of creativity. Going through the spaces of Instituto Tomie Ohtake to appreciate the exhibition The Imaginary Collection is a privilege, the works come from several private collections that passed through the hands of the collector and art dealer Paulo Kuczynski who traces his victorious trajectory, visionary and sensitive for working in the art market. art with tenacity and competence.

Instituto Tomie Ohtake has always stood out for presenting high-level exhibitions, disseminating the potential of art in the sense of adding a refined vision of innovative proposals with an established background in research and constant challenges. The installation by Iole de Freitas, “Colapsada em Pé”, fits into the reflective flow of contemporary poetic language. In the grandiosity of an installation positioned in the entrance hall of the Institute, dance is highlighted to emphasize movement, space and form. The five decades of the artist's career provided a creative agility present in the conception of the monumental piece, formed by metallic tubes and polycarbonate plates previously used in installations carried out in the last 25 years.

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The incredible installation stands as a shelter that welcomes the vital movement of dance, the visitor aligns himself with the rhythm of shapes and spaces in their enigmatic confrontations.

At the same time, another exhibition attracts the spectator's attention, focusing on Walmor Corrêa's work on birds, synapses and energetic herbs. The artist interested in the Amazonian flora and fauna develops a fascinating work, exhibiting 30 works made from the year 2000 to the present day.
Wrapped in scientific interest, Walmor ventures into reflections of nature with a subtle poetic content, science and art walk in different fields, but at crucial moments interpenetrate, shaping impactful and revealing visions. Artistic creation and scientific research have points in common, some measurements define paths that reach unimaginable spheres. In the series, cognitive mapping, drawings and comments based on faces and cranial maps of notable personalities such as Mario de Andrade, Clarice Lispector, Lupicinio Rodrigues, Grande Otelo, Villa Lobos and Clementina de Jesus, the set impresses the visitor, encouraging them to reflect on human behavior in an introspective dimension. The works are impeccably conceived, demonstrating refinement in approaching complex aspects of science and nature with legends, myths and popular tradition in an oniric and questioning involvement.