Tuneu (São Paulo, 1948)
Tuneu is a painter and draftsman. He studied with Tarsila do Amaral and was influenced by Wesley Duke Lee. He began his artistic career in the 1960s, showing his work at the art salons of Campinas. Among the most important exhibitions he took part in are: in 1967, the 16th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna and the 9th Bienal de São Paulo; in 1968, the 1st Salão do Artista Jovem (Campinas) and the 17th Salão Paulista de Arte Moderna. Between 1967 and 1975, he received the Itamaraty Acquisition Prize (1971 and 1975), and he took part in several editions of the Panorama de Arte Atual Brasileira at MAM/SP, São Paulo, between 1971 and 1989.
He also took part in the 3rd and 6th Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, at MASP, São Paulo, in 1971 and 1975, and in Arte na Rua 2, in São Paulo, in 1984. More recently, he took part in the OFF Bienal at MuBE, São Paulo, in 1996. His work is characterized by geometric abstraction, with expression pared down to a minimum, seeking to create optical and kinetic effects.
Solo Exhibitions
1966 - São Paulo SP - Solo, at João Sebastião Bar
1975 - São Paulo SP - Solo, at Galeria Arte Global
1975 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Solo, at Petite Galerie
1990 - São Paulo SP - Solo, at Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud
1993 - São Paulo SP - Tuneu: Ode, Watercolors, at Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud
1999 - São Paulo SP - Solo, at Gabinete de Arte Raquel Arnaud
Group Exhibitions
1966 - Campinas SP - 2nd Campinas Contemporary Art Salon
1967 - Campinas SP - 3rd Campinas Contemporary Art Salon
1967 - São Paulo SP - 16th São Paulo Salon of Modern Art
1967 - São Paulo SP - 9th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal
1968 - Campinas SP - 1st Young Artist Salon
1968 - São Paulo SP - 17th São Paulo Salon of Modern Art
1969 - Campinas SP - 2nd Young Artist Salon - drawing prize
1969 - São Paulo SP - 10th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal
1970 - Campinas SP - 6th Campinas Contemporary Art Salon, at MACC - foreign travel prize
1970 - São Paulo SP - São Paulo Pre-Biennial, at Fundação Bienal
1971 - São Paulo SP - 11th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal - Itamaraty Acquisition Prize
1971 - São Paulo SP - 3rd Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1971 - São Paulo SP - 3rd São Paulo Contemporary Art Salon, at Masp
1972 - São Paulo SP - Art/Brazil/Today: 50 Years Later, at Galeria da Collectio
1973 - São Paulo SP - 5th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1974 - Campinas SP - 9th Campinas Contemporary Art Salon, at MACC - acquisition prize
1974 - São Paulo SP - 6th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1975 - Penápolis SP - 1st Northwest Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1975 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Communication According to Visual Artists
1975 - São Paulo SP - 13th Bienal Internacional de São Paulo, at Fundação Bienal - Itamaraty Acquisition Prize
1975 - São Paulo SP - 6th São Paulo Contemporary Art Salon, at Masp
1976 - Belo Horizonte MG - Non-Figurative Art Show. Today, at Galeria do Palácio das Artes
1976 - Penápolis SP - 2nd Northwest Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1976 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Arte Agora I Show - Brazil 70/75, at MAM/RJ - acquisition prize
1976 - São Paulo SP - 8th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1978 - Penápolis SP - 3rd Northwest Visual Arts Salon, at Fundação Educacional de Penápolis. Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Penápolis
1979 - São Paulo SP - 11th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1983 - São Paulo SP - 14th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1984 - São Paulo SP - Art in the Street 2, on billboards across the city
1986 - São Paulo SP - 17th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1986c. - São Paulo SP - Volpi: Permanence and Matrix - 7 São Paulo Artists, at Galeria Montesanti
1987 - Brasília DF - São Paulo Group Show in Brasília, at Museu de Arte de Brasília
1987 - São Paulo SP - 18th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1987 - São Paulo SP - 20th Contemporary Art Exhibition, at Chapel Art Show
1987 - São Paulo SP - Working with the Support: Painting, Cutout and Object, at Documenta Galeria de Arte
1988 - São Paulo SP - 19th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1988 - São Paulo SP - MAC 25 Years: Recent Acquisitions and Donations, at MAC/USP
1989 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 11th National Visual Arts Salon, at Funarte
1989 - São Paulo SP - 20th Panorama of Current Brazilian Art, at MAM/SP
1990 - Atami (Japan) - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - Brasília DF - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - São Paulo SP - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition, at Fundação Brasil-Japão
1990 - Sapporo (Japan) - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1990 - Tokyo (Japan) - 9th Brazil-Japan Contemporary Art Exhibition
1995 - São Paulo SP - Arte Atual Brasil Project, at Renato Magalhães Gouvêa Escritório de Arte
1996 - São Paulo SP - 1st Off Bienal, at MuBE
1997 - São Paulo SP - Annual Visual Arts Exhibition Program, at CCSP
1999 - São Paulo SP - Lithography: Fidelity and Memory, at Espaço de Artes Unicid
2002 - São Paulo SP - Aldemir Martins, Jean Emile and Tuneu, at Galeria Augusto Augusta
2003 - Rio de Janeiro RJ - Brazilianart Project, at Almacén Galeria de Arte
2003 - São Paulo SP - Constructivism and Form as Clothing, at MAM/SP
2003 - São Paulo SP - My Friends, at MAM/SP
