ANDERSON LEMES - ALEMÃO
Anderson, better known as Alemão, is from Assis/SP and received support at school from two teachers who transformed his life, preventing him from being expelled and encouraging him as an artist.
These were teachers who knew how to perceive and understand that people are talents and not numbers; they knew how to see the artist through the layers of dyslexia.
His artistic production reflected the sentiment of that era: something was always missing from his characters, that's how he felt, as if a piece was missing.
@ALEMAOART
2021
THE AVIATOR
Anderson Ferreira Lemes, known as Alemão, offers in his visual poetry the opportunity to reflect on human existence. His work, which began with graffiti on the streets of Assis, SP, Brazil, has gained international recognition. The universality of the lyricism in his images evokes the desire for freedom that makes us human. His images present this possibility within an aesthetic where color plays a primary role and where the backgrounds evoke urban walls, never clean. Due to dyslexia, he always had problems in the traditional school model and, through his misbehavior, sought to attract the attention of his teachers. It was in art that he found a universe where he was not invisible. Thus, he created situations full of color, which make everything attractive, within a conception that conveys that there is hope and that life can always be better.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
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VISUAL ARTS
2022
SWEET CHILDHOOD
The thought that underlies Alemão's art is closely linked to a concept he holds dear: that of preserving, even as the years pass, the purity of a child's gaze. This means maintaining purity and naiveté, observing everything as if for the first time. This gives him enormous creative freedom, allowing him to escape ready-made formulas and give each look new connotations, full of colors, shapes, and emotions that evoke an intriguing movement and the joy of existence. Thus emerge creations marked by constant renewal, a perennial spring leading to an eternal rebirth.
of ideas.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
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VISUAL ARTS
2023
FREEDOM OF DESIRES
The image is characterized by color and mystery. The covered face, for example, gives the central figure an atmosphere that suggests their identity could be revealed at any moment. Fantastical elements further contribute to this reasoning, such as the toucans, which in the real world should be in the sky, but appear in the water. The fish, in turn, wear top hats or sunglasses, something also associated with the rabbit, which is inside a paper boat. Fantasy thus emerges as something lyrical and free, something one can believe in.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
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VISUAL ARTS
2024
BICYCLES
The artist creates lyrical characters who ride magical, dreamlike bicycles that evoke the human desire for freedom. After all, everyone wants to cycle without barriers through the world's paths. The images convey this possibility. The backgrounds of the works resemble urban walls; and the people, with missing body parts, point to the incompleteness of each individual. It is in this fragility that lies the greatness of a species that oscillates between creative genius and the infinite capacity for continuous self-destruction.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
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VISUAL ARTS
2025
MAGIC ROCKET
If the idea of the rocket is linked to the possibility of traveling to new worlds, the universe of magic and imagination accentuates the concept of working with fantasy. We can think that the first element relates to connotations of ambition, adventure, and exploration of the known, within a general idea of overcoming limits, progress, and the search for new horizons that refers to space journeys or imaginary worlds, which is accentuated by the use of warmer colors, expanding concepts towards thinking of the image as a reflection on speed, dynamism, and energy. However, there is also the mysterious world of magic, which connects to the extraordinary power to transcend natural laws and perform seemingly impossible feats, arousing admiration and fascination. The image, with its verticality and intense colors, as well as its playful atmosphere, can be seen, as a whole, as a work of art connected to the capacity that illusion has to simultaneously entertain and make one think.
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Oscar D'Ambrosio
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VISUAL ARTS
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ANDERSON LEMES
I was encouraged by a teacher, and that was fundamental in my life!
I always had problems with teachers because I didn't understand anything that was being taught due to my dyslexia. I was about to be expelled by the teachers' council because I loved setting off bombs at school to get attention.
"The teachers used to say: 'He doesn't do anything in my class.'"
But Professor Lilão defended him, saying: “In my class he is the best student, I ask that you give him a chance, because I will take care of him.
I kept Lilão's advice in mind: you need to do something explosive with art, not bomb explosions, you're an artist.
I had another teacher, Maroubo, who marked my beginning in the arts, motivating me to draw and paint.
This is a great inspiration for the world of education, for teachers who understand that people are talents, not numbers; it's simply a matter of worldview.
