About the artist

Fernando Barata is a Brazilian painter and image-maker, born in Rio de Janeiro and based in Paris since 1982.

For over four decades, his work has explored the transformation of images, developing a distinctive visual language rooted in painting while constantly engaging with the evolving nature of representation. Inspired by the energy, contrasts, and cultural density of Rio de Janeiro, his compositions are marked by vibrant color, layered forms, and a strong sense of movement.

From early on, Barata’s practice has been driven by a fundamental question: how does art respond to technological change?

Rather than resisting these shifts, his work proposes a critical integration of new tools and visual processes, using them as a means to expand the possibilities of painting itself.

Fernando Barata has exhibited extensively in Brazil, France, and internationally, with solo and group exhibitions in major cultural institutions, galleries, and art fairs, including the São Paulo Biennial, the Havana Biennial, the Musée d’Art Moderne in Rio de Janeiro, the Maison de l’Amérique Latine in Paris, and numerous galleries across Europe and Latin America.

Selected acrylic works

O Poeta, 1986
Acrylic on canvas
Cruzeiro do Sul, 1988
Acrylic on canvas · Private collection
Ipanema, Barra, Leme, 1993
Acrylic on canvas · Private collection
L'age du jaguar, 1998
Acrylic on canvas · Private collection
Jai Hind, 2003
Acrylic on canvas · Private collection
La mémoire en route, 2008
Acrylic on canvas · Private collection
L'explorateur, 2012
Acrylic on canvas
Bocaina, 2014
Acrylic on convas
Nova Viçosa, 2015
Acrylic on canvas · Private collection

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