Sandra Cinto: Encontro das Águas / Encounter of Waters

The Seattle Art Museum unveils Brazilian born, São Paulo-based artist Sandra Cinto's site-specific installation for the Olympic Sculpture Park's PACCAR Pavilion. Influenced by artists as diverse as Sol LeWitt and Regina Silveira, and the woodblock prints of Japanese artists including Katsushika Hokusai, Cinto's "Encontro das Águas" (Encounter of Waters) includes an intricate wall drawing, whose ambitious proportions convey a mesmerizing view of an expansive waterscape. Through humble materials-including blue paint and a silver paint pen-Cinto works directly on the wall and transforms a single line, repeated at different angles and lengths, into a titanic image of water that expresses both renewal and risk. As a counterpoint to this unbridled seascape, Cinto incorporates stories about individuals who were rescued at sea, to show the endurance of the human spirit in difficult circumstances.
"Encontro das Águas" will be on view at the Seattle Art Museum's Olympic Sculpture Park April 14, 2012 - April 14, 2013. For more information, visit seattleartmuseum.org.

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Amei. Que riqueza!

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This is quite spectacular! I just might have to take a trip down to Seattle to see it!

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I like Sandra's concept "the little line is important for a big work" and that it makes such a difference.
Gorgeous piece! Such a shame is won't be permanent! So much energy went into making.
Also, I saw the painting: the silver paint shimmers with the setting sun.