Anderson Perin was born in Pato Branco, Paraná. He graduated as an architect and urban planner and considers himself self-taught in art. His work displays a decisive gestural charge, with the spontaneous use of energy and the prolongation of the feelings that afflict the human soul. In his aesthetics, there is absolute concentration and determination, as if he could perceive the true and pure essence of a work, where an expressive and symbolic function of color prevails, highlighting the feelings of the observer and suggesting a close bond between the viewer and the work of art. He has participated in exhibitions in Brazil, Chile, Portugal, Spain, Italy and France (Carrousel du Louvre in Paris). He received a certificate of merit from the Pinacothèque de Luxembourg in 2022 and 2023. In 2023, he was included in the list and book released by the Florence Contemporary Gallery as one of the 50 artists to be observed from that year onwards.
How did your journey into the art world begin?
Despite having a degree in Architecture and Urbanism, I consider myself self-taught in Art. I started painting after a burnout crisis at work (which made me give up the profession) and a depression that had been dragging on for some time, including forming the most bizarre plans in my head... At a time when the depression was getting worse, which didn't allow me to get out of bed, a thought came to me: "I need to paint!" With great effort, I left the house to buy some paints and materials and painted... I made my first work.
I realized that expressing myself with paints helped in my fight to control depression, and so I continue to work with human feelings and emotions!
How would you describe your artistic style?
My main style is Abstract Expressionism, mainly referenced by Jackson Pollock's Action Paint, also bringing emotional references from the works of Emilio Vedova and Edvard Munch, with a pinch of Nietzsche's thought.
Today, as my career develops, I have been seeking new techniques and supports to express myself beyond painting.
What themes do you prefer to explore in your works?
Mainly human existence and its sentimental-emotional complexity.
What is your creative process like?
The trigger can often be a word, a feeling that has been disturbed, a dream...
From there, a profusion of colors and images and also of gestures begins (I draw with gestures in the air to try to find the composition of the work, the force I will need for each release of paint). When I can't paint right away, I make a light sketch to have a reference for the idea. But the work stays hammering in my mind until it is transported to the material world.
What are your sources of inspiration?
Life... in every nuance, in every moment... This crazy rollercoaster of emotions called Life!
What is the meaning of art in your life?
In my understanding, art means knowing how to perceive or transmit something that is offered to us by the universe… In the universe, everything is art… bringing the sunset, the sunrise, a mountain, a flower, a river, people closer to us… People are works of art… each one is special, unique… When we fall in love, we fall in love with someone who awakened or elevated our feelings to another level. This is art!!!
Art has this power, to elevate our feelings, our perception of the world around us, just like Love… So, seeing a work of art is like falling in love… it is having your soul touched in an inexplicable way… you simply feel transported to another level…
What is the role of the artist in today's society?
The artist is the person who helps the vast majority of people to perceive the feelings kept deep inside, and also the world that is happening around them...
The role of the artist is to be an instrument of awareness for people!
Have you participated in any notable exhibitions that you would like to share?
All exhibitions leave their mark on us artists. But I have one in particular.
When you visit the Louvre Museum Complex in Paris, it is an enormous emotion. Being in a sacred temple of the arts, even as a mere spectator, makes your heart beat much faster.
When you return, not just to be an observer, but to have your works presented and observed by visitors in an exhibition in the Louvre Museum Complex, the emotion rises to an almost stratospheric level.
Participating in the Carrousel du Louvre exhibition, in the Louvre Museum Complex in Paris, is the most memorable for me!
