Carlos Carvalho Arte Contemporânea

—
Untitled, 2024
Oxidation of ferrous and acrylic emulsion on paper
50 x 60 cm.
—

José Bechara (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1957) works on a wide field of research such as space, volumetry, surface, composition showing the result of his investigation through a series of work using painting, drawing, sculpture, photography and installation. The artist often reuses truck canvas tarps, manipulates oxides of carbon, copper and steel to produce diptychs, triptychs or polyptics with different intensities exploring cores, lines and patterns.
The artist had shown his work in various institutions such as: Eva Klabin Foundation, Brazil; Culturgest, Portugal, MEIAC, Spain; Valencian Institute of Modern Art, Spain; MAM Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Tomie Ohtake Institute, Brazil; Ludwig Museum, Germany, Haus der Kulturen der Welt, Germany; Ludwig Forum Fur Intl Kunst, Germany, and Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Portugal, among others. He is represented in several collections such as MAM RJ, Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection, Brazil, Center Pompidou, France, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, Museu Brasil or Ludwig (Koblenz), Germany.