Biography:

The Artist and her Workmanship

Simple in its daily one, almost that anonymous, thus is the woman who the artist Sylvia Guimarães portraies in its workmanship. However, when photographed in its day–by-day’s life, in the perception of the artist, they become unique, strong, challenging and intriguing and that creates a paradox with which is more interesting to interact of that to try to decipher. Its workmanships, present strong visual impact, what it is obtained through techniques of creation and achievement that consist on the incorporation of a diversity of materials to the screen, transmitting an impressive interaction of sépias yellow tones and with strong relief sensations. Thus, in the end of the century, we have in the workmanship of Sylvia Guimarães an uneven vision of the essence of the female being, presented under diverse angles that converge in a revealing look: the innate and umpretencious sensuality. Sylvia Guimarães was born in 06 of July of 1954, in the state of Rio De Janeiro, initiated her career in Vitória - ES, where she is consolidated since 1977.