Adir Sodré (Rondonópolis MT 1962)
Pintor, Designer.
In 1977, Adir Sodré de Souza attends the free atelier of the Cultural Foundation from Mato Grosso, where he is guided by Humberto Espíndola (1943) and Dalva (1935). In the following two years, he integrates, with Gervane de Paula (1962) and other artists, a group that seeks to renew the art of Mato Grosso. At that time, he participated in collective exhibitions organized by the Museum of Art and Popular Culture of the Federal University of Mato Grosso - MACP/UFMT. It also participates, among others, in the collectives such as Vai Você, Geração 80?, at the School of Visual Arts of Parque Lage - EAV/Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, in 1983, and Modernity, Brazilian Art in the 20th Century, at the Museum of Modern Art in Paris, in 1987. In its production it addresses themes related to regional culture and questions about indigenous peoples.
Critical Comment
Adir Sodré has frequented, since 1977, the free workshop of the Cultural Foundation of Mato Grosso, Guided by Humberto Espíndola (1943) and Dalva (1935). In the 1970s, his paintings are a record of everyday life in the popular neighborhoods of Cuiabá and also of the regional landscape. produces works with an irreverent social theme. In works from the later decade, he reveals admiration for the French painter Henri Matisse (1869-1954), using pure colors and decorative elements in works in which eroticism is very present, such as in phallus and flowers (1986) or orgy of fruits. (1987). It also produces portraits of personalities, starting from the faithful reproduction of the physiognomy, but making use of humor.
The artist maintains a constant dialogue with the tradition of art history, and makes references, among others, to the painters Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) and Diego Velázquez (1599-1660). It also approaches the universe of comics, as in lunch on the grass VII (1988). From the 1980s onwards, Adir Sodré included in his thematic works related to indigenous peoples, the invasion caused by tourism in certain regions of Brazil and to consumerism, the latter exemplified in the Dolores Disposable (1984).
Criticism
"(...) Then his laughter turned to a joke, his brute strength took a path, his innocence went on to fight. Things of the savage being civilized according to his own choice. So, in the paintings from 1982 onwards, Adir began to talk about the invaded Indian, the new plague Tourism multinational, which constrains everything with its eyes and exotizing cameras, and from the general races to the evident or secret world of consumerism. A painting of naughty pleasure to leave no one at the convenience of good manners".
Roberto Punctual
PONTUAL, Roberto. Between two centuries: 20th century Brazilian art in the Gilberto Chateaubriand collection. Rio de Janeiro: Jornal do Brasil, 1987.
Collectives
Collection Gilberto Chateaubriand - MAM/RJ - Rio de Janeiro RJ
Museum of Art of Goiânia - Goiás
Individual exhibitions
1983 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Individual, at Galeria César Aché
1985 - Goiânia GO - Individual and performance with German singer Nina Hagen, at Galeria Multi Art
1986 - São Paulo SP - Individual, at MASP
1987 - Belo Horizonte MG - Individual, at Pace Arte Galeria
1988 - São Paulo SP - Individual, in the Commercial Art Sub-District
1988 - Tokyo (Japan) - Individual, at The Ginza Art Space
1989 - Cuiabá MT - Individual, at the Happening Art Office
1990 - São Paulo SP - Individual, in the Commercial Art Sub-District
1990 - Tokyo (Japan) - Individual, at The Ginza Art Space
Collective exhibitions
1978 - Cuiabá MT - Salão Jovem Arte Mato-Grossense - Awarded
1979 - Cuiabá MT - Salão Jovem Arte Mato-grossense - Main Award
1979 - Curitiba PR - 36th Salão Paranaense, at Teatro Guaíra
1980 - São Paulo SP - Gente da Terra - Homage to Maria Auxiliadora da Silva, at Paço das Artes
1981 - Brasília DF - Brasil-Cuiabá: Cabocla painting, at the Cultural Foundation
1981 - Goiânia GO - 1st Regional Art Hall of the Midwest - Acquisition Award
1981 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 4th National Salon of Plastic Arts, at MAM/RJ
1981 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil-Cuiabá: Cabocla painting, at MAM/RJ
1981 - São Paulo SP - Brasil-Cuiabá: Cabocla painting, at MAM/SP
1982 - Cuiabá MT - Show with Gervane de Paula and Humberto Espíndola, at the Museum of Popular Art and Culture of Cuiabá/UFMT
1982 - Pittsburgh (United States) - Collective Carnegie International, at the Museum of Art, Carnegie Institute
1982 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 5th National Salon of Plastic Arts, at MAM/RJ
1983 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 6th National Salon of Plastic Arts, at MAM/RJ
1983 - São Paulo SP - 14th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1983 - São Paulo SP - ART on the street
1984 - Belo Horizonte MG - Brasil Painting, at Palácio das Artes
1984 - Fortaleza CE - 7th National Salon of Plastic Arts
1984 - Goiânia GO - National Salon of Plastic Arts of Goiânia
1984 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 7th National Salon of Plastic Arts, at MAM/RJ
1984 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Como Vai Você, Geração 80?, at EAV/Parque Lage
1984 - São Paulo SP - Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection: Portrait and Self-Portrait of Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1985 - Curitiba PR - 42nd Salão Paranaense, at MAC/PR
1985 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 8th National Salon of Plastic Arts, at MAM/RJ
1985 - São Paulo SP - 3rd São Paulo Contemporary Art Salon, at Fundação Bienal
1987 - Paris (France) - Modernity: Brazilian art of the 20th century, at the Musée d'art moderne de la ville de Paris
1987 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - to the collector: tribute to Gilberto Chateaubriand, at MAM/RJ
1987 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - between two centuries MAM/RJ
1988 - New York (United States) - Brazil Projects, no P. S. 1, The Institute for Art and Urban Resources Inc.
1988 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Hedonism: Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection, at the Gilberto Chateaubriand Building Gallery
1988 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Le Déjeuner sur l'art: Manet in Brazil, at EAV/Parque Lage
1988 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Pantanal references in the painting of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, at Solar Grandjean de Montigny
1988 - São Paulo SP - Modernity: Brazilian art of the 20th century, at MAM/SP
1988 - São Paulo SP - Pantanal references in the painting of Mato Grosso and Mato Grosso do Sul, in the Paço das Artes
1989 - São Paulo SP - Terra Brasilis, at Sadalla Galeria de Arte
1991 - Campo Grande MS - BR/80: Painting Brazil Decade 80s, at Itaugaleria
1992 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 1st on the way to Niterói: João Sattamini Collection, at the Paço Imperial
1992 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazilian Contemporary Art, at EAV/ Parque Lage
1992 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Eco Art, at MAM/RJ
1992 - São Paulo SP - João Sattamini/Subdistrict, at Casa das Rosas
1993 - Niterói RJ - 2nd on the way to Niterói: João Sattamini Collection, at MAC/Niterói
1993 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Erotic Art, at MAM/RJ
1993 - Washington (United States) - Brazil: images from the 80s and 90s, at the Art Museum of the Americas
1994 - Juiz de Fora MG - America, at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora. Rectory
1994 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazil: images from the 80s and 90s, at MAM/RJ
1994 - São Paulo SP - Brazil: images from the 80s and 90s, at Casa das Rosas
1995 - São Paulo SP - 80's: The stage of diversity, at the SESI Art Gallery
1996 - Osasco SP - Expo Fieo: Donation Luiz Ernesto Kawall, at Centro Universitário FIEO
1997 - Goiânia GO - Brazilianness: a collection of Brazilian artists, at the Art Gallery Marina Potrich
1998 - São Paulo SP - The modern and the contemporary in Brazilian art: Gilberto Chateaubriand Collection - MAM/RJ, at MASP
2000 - São Paulo SP - Brazilian Popular Art, at Galeria Brasiliana
2000 - São Paulo SP - Os Anjos are back, at the Pinacoteca do Estado
2001 - Fortaleza CE - Portraits: Belchior seen by big names and by himself, at the Centro Cultural Oboé
2001 - São Paulo SP - Instant biographies, at Casa das Rosas
2002 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Caminhos do Contemporânea 1952-2002, at Paço Imperial
2003 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Belchior: Portraits and self-portraits, at the Centro Cultural da Justiça Federal
2003 - São Paulo SP - 2080, at MAM/SP
Source: Itaú Cultural
