José Damasceno

Alexandre da Cunha is a Brazilian artist known for his sculptural works that transform mundane, mass-produced objects into new forms. His practice often uses everyday items, such as mops, umbrellas, or coins, to explore themes of utility, consumerism, and the inherent aesthetics of industrial design.

Angela and Rafael Detanico and Lain, as a collaborative duo (Detanico Lain), are Brazilian artists renowned for their conceptual work exploring time, language, and perception through technology. Their installations often use light, kinetics, and coded systems to transform data into poetic visual and sensory experiences.

Self-taught Brazilian painter, draftsman, and sculptor known for figurative, primitivist-inspired works. Born in Pernambuco, lives in São Paulo.

Antonio Tarsis (b. 1985, Brazil) is a Brazilian artist whose practice centers on collage and assemblage, often utilizing found materials from his urban environment. His work addresses socio-economic disparities, identity, and the repurposing of discarded objects to create new narratives of resilience and cultural memory.

Valentim's geometric paintings and sculptures, often incorporating Afro-Brazilian symbols and iconography, explore the intersection of art, religion, and cultural identity. His work is marked by a sense of vibrant spirituality.

Yoshinori Niwa is a Japanese artist known for his conceptual and performative works that often involve public interventions. His practice challenges social norms and explores the absurdities of daily life, inviting spontaneous interactions and questioning established systems with subtle humor.

Sheida Soleimani is an Iranian-American artist known for her provocative photographic and sculptural works that critique Iranian politics and human rights issues. Her elaborate, staged tableaux often incorporate figures and objects to expose geopolitical realities and media manipulation with striking visual intensity.

Ian Waelder is a Chilean-German artist known for his conceptually rich practice across painting, sculpture, and photography. His work often uses found objects and ephemeral materials, exploring themes of memory, decay, and the passage of time, imbued with a quiet poeticism and subtle melancholic tone.

Li Shan is a prominent Chinese artist known for his pioneering conceptual and experimental work spanning painting, performance, and video. A key figure in the Chinese avant-garde, his provocative art often critiques societal norms and explores themes of transformation and identity.

Wang Ningde is a Chinese artist known for his distinctive photographic series that often reconstruct historical scenes or personal memories. His work uses unique lighting and staging, blurring reality and fiction to explore themes of nostalgia, collective memory, and the photographic medium itself.

Marcin Dudek is a Polish artist known for his multidisciplinary practice spanning performance, sculpture, and installation. His work often draws from personal history, particularly his past as a football hooligan, exploring themes of masculinity, crowd dynamics, and the architecture of control with raw intensity.

Noémie Goudal is a French artist known for her photographs and video installations that create uncanny, constructed landscapes. Her work explores perception, illusion, and the human relationship with the natural world, blurring the boundaries between reality, fiction, and artifice.

Reza Aramesh is an Iranian-British artist known for his performative photography and sculptural installations that explore themes of power, sexuality, and the representation of the body in conflict zones. His work often re-stages images from news media, transforming them into stylized, classical compositions.

Sam Samiee is an Iranian artist known for his complex, often immersive, painting and installation works. His practice blends abstract and figurative elements, drawing from art history, literature, and personal narratives to create multi-layered compositions that explore identity, space, and the act of seeing.

Victoria Lomasko is a Russian artist and graphic journalist known for her powerful documentary drawings and graphic reportage. Her work captures untold stories from marginalized communities and political protests, offering a raw, empathetic portrayal of contemporary social and political issues.

Agata Bogacka is a Polish artist known for her minimalist and often introspective paintings. Her work frequently features stylized figures or subtle abstractions, exploring themes of personal experience, memory, and emotional landscapes with a quiet intensity and a nuanced palette.

Chang Ling is a Chinese artist known for her evocative landscape paintings, often rendered with a contemporary ink wash technique. Her work explores the relationship between nature, memory, and traditional Chinese aesthetics, creating serene yet powerful compositions that reflect on contemplation and introspection.

Kimi Usui is a Japanese artist known for her delicate, often abstract, paintings and works on paper. Her practice explores light, transparency, and the subtle interplay of color, creating ethereal compositions that evoke a sense of calm and meditative space.

Zhang Peiyun is a Chinese artist known for her evocative landscape paintings, often rendered with a contemporary ink wash technique. Her work explores the relationship between nature, memory, and traditional Chinese aesthetics, creating serene yet powerful compositions that reflect on contemplation and introspection.

Zhang Yunyao is a Chinese artist known for his intimate and emotive figurative drawings and paintings, often depicting male subjects. His work explores themes of desire, vulnerability, and the complexities of human relationships, characterized by a distinctive, sensitive touch and nuanced emotional depth.

Arlette is an American artist known for her vibrant, often fantastical, paintings that blend figuration with surreal elements. Her work explores themes of identity, memory, and the subconscious, creating dreamlike narratives with a distinctive, whimsical aesthetic and rich symbolic content.

Tasneem Sarkez is a Syrian artist known for her compelling narrative paintings and drawings. Her work often features expressive figures and symbolic elements, exploring themes of displacement, memory, and the human condition in the context of conflict and cultural identity.

Sorel Etrog was a Romanian-Canadian artist renowned for his bronze sculptures characterized by interlocking, mechanical forms and totemic presence. His work explored themes of communication, conflict, and the human condition, often inspired by ancient art and the intricacies of modern machinery.