[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Beyond the sea, beyond a mirror, beyond life. “Beyond” tells the story of who can see beyond, of who goes beyond. The truth is that as we go in life, we start to understand the value it brings us. We offer ourselves to life, adding dreams, meaning, love, disappointment, paths and journeys that are ours alone. This painting tells us about someone who turns away from just looking, to feeling and knowing. This painting narrates what we add to life as we live.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]“It can be regarded as a kind of symphony, or in another way as a kind of opera— or even a horse opera. It is hot music, a poem, a song, a tragedy, a comedy, a farce, and so forth. It is superficial, profound, entertaining and boring according to taste. It is a prophecy, a political warning, a cryptogram, a preposterous movie, and a writing on the wall. It can even be regarded as a sort of machine: it works too, believe me, as I have found out. In case you think I mean it to be everything but a novel I better say that after all it is intended to be and, though I say so myself, a deeply serious one too. But it is also I claim a work of art somewhat different from the one you suspected it was, and more successful

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once I was told by a true Baiano in Salvador, that “Baianos aren’t born, they debut in life!”. Without shyness or retreat, the peculiar talent of people from Bahía, their pride and courage was my main inspiration for this painting. “What does the Baiana have?