Arão Pinto

Growing up as the son of Brazilian natives on the Amazon in the city of Manuel Urbano, Acre, I have an intense relationship with nature. The rainforest with its rich colors and sounds, nature in its almost extravagant abundance, animals, meter-thick anacondas, giant spiders in bright colors, fish from the Amazon - 

All of this is reflected in the exuberant colors and in the dynamics of my paintings and shaped me , when I left the Indio village at a young age to go my own way – internalizing the deeply rooted traditions of my origins and making them visible from the outside. 

My creative energy is just as boundless and lush as nature in my homeland. By doing without anything figurative, I try to create worlds and forms of appearance that develop an inexhaustible and almost excessive variety on the canvas. 

I often work like a man possessed: if I don't have a canvas to hand, I paint wood, leather or even a disused election plaque. Wallpaper and wallpaper patterns have also become the basis for my art. My works of art are not created overnight, but often in weeks and months of work. The work is often interrupted to let the work of art speak for itself and then further processed.