Beré Magalhães in the Studio

We’re happy to introduce Beré Magalhães to Big Yin Gallery, with his piece ‘Resplendor (Radiance)’ currently showing as part of our group show Burnt Orange.

The Brazilian artist has developed a unique style of abstraction that captures emotion and sentiments, working with colour and mediums to execute his playful expressions upon the canvas.

What is your artistic background?

My artistic production was born when I was 13 years old, when I started to practice my first artistic languages on the street, activities such as pixação and graffiti. Even though at the time I didn't see myself as an artist, today I understand how important this stage was. After that, at the age of 18, I started the Faculty of Design, where it gave me a bigger picture of what were the possibilities, greater grounding within languages and greater absorption of reference. That's where my artistic research and understanding of what I produce today began.

Do you plan your pieces or are they improvised and spontaneous?

I don't usually plan in detail, but I create a spatial perspective to understand where to organize the information and do a color analysis in advance. The color addiction was one of the greatest legacies of the college.

Who are some artists you admire?

Aesthetically speaking, I'm a big fan of the work of Aboudia, Cy Twombly, Miró, Sam Gillian and Lucia Laguna, however, I'm also passionate about subjectivities, and that's where the production of people similar to me and who live in similar realities makes sense as the Mayara Amaral, Mariana Rodrigues, Rafael Simba, Allan Pinheiro and other people I had the pleasure of meeting and sharing experiences and conversations with.

What does a typical day look like for you?

I wake up, have my breakfast, usually eat some fruit and then go to the gym to do my exercises. After that I check the bureaucratic needs of my day such as cataloging works, emails to respond and customers. After that, I organize lunch with my partner and organize the house. I usually go to the studio after that, I sit down, put on a song and face what I want and if I want to produce. This process can last all day or until dinner time, I often don't even paint, but just the process of being in the studio looking at my productions and understanding part of it, I already understand it as part of the creative process. Sometimes I extend this process until dawn, sometimes I focus on writing or reading texts. Anyway, this is a normal day in my life.

Follow Beré
@bere.magalhaes