Ivald Granato

IVALD GRANATO was born in Campos, in the state of Rio de Janeiro in 1949. Until 1966 he stayed in his hometown learning to draw under influence of cubist painters. IN that year he started his studies with Robert Newman and the following year he joined the School of Fine Arts of the State University of Rio de Janeiro. Always controversial, he also used the performance along with painting as a form of artistic expression. He has received many awards during his career and his works can be found in the most important museums, companies and private collections in Brazil and around the world. A significant cultural activist, Granato is considered "the mover and shaker with paintbrushes".