Meninos brincando (2022) Painting by Nando Ribeiro

NANDO RIBEIRO
" Born in Pires Ferreira, Ceará on March 30, 1963. Painting technique: Oil on canvas. Self-taught in painting and drawing.
When could it be believed that a dry, dry land could make dreams come true for a boy from Ceará?
The artistic values ​​inherent in the young man transported us to a time, recreating the land cracked with harvests and the thirsty fugitives replaced by young people satiated with passive looks, typical of those who do not yearn for any change.
The originality of Nando Ribeiro brings his recreated world to the screen, greatly influenced by Brazilian masters, such as: Di Cavalcanti, Portinari and their contemporaries, the late Caetano brothers.
His notorious skill and the influence that his idols exerted on him, make this artist promise that it is always possible for the disciple to equal the master.
In his painting, color emerges with autonomous expression, objective reality, organizing the figures that compose it, giving it stability within the limit of a very precise intention.
This rigor of colors and lines, and at the same time of style, is certainly not the effect of chance, but of work and mastery of the means of expression, which by giving up explanations, induces us to coexist with the world of Art.
I believe that the artist plans, now that he is proficient in techniques and experiences, to return to his origins and memories of bygone childhood days in the city of Pires Ferreira in Ceará to convey today, what had been his childhood dreams."
Milton Teixeira
Exhibitions
1983 – "Orixás" - Embu - SP
1984 – 21st Arts Salon - Embu - SP
1985 – 22nd Arts Salon – Embu - SP
1986 – City of "Hino Japan" with dedication plaque
1987 – Matteo Gaito Gallery – Guarujá – São Paulo
1988 – Belgium School of Brussels
1988 – Fortnight of Brazilian Art "MASP" - SP
1989 – Participated in the 1st and 2nd Sample “Países do Embu” - SP
1990 – “Avighon” Restaurant and Gallery – France
1991 – Cultural Center – Quiriri – SP
1992 – Galeria Simas – Embu - SP
1992 – Permanent Exhibition “Hotel Pousada São Pedro” - Sorocaba – SP
1994 – Participated in the Memória da Cidade de Três Fronteiras project – SP
He exhibited his work at the city council, receiving an Honorable Mention award
1995 – Exhibited at Galeria Cibratel – Itahanhém – SP
1997 – Exhibited at the Documento Arte Brasil event – ​​Poços de Caudas – MG
1998 – Exhibited at the Fortnight of Brazilian Art at Galeria Berimbau – Embu – SP
1999 – Exhibited at the Cultural Space of the City of Campinas – SP
2000 – Exhibited at the Galeria Tozzi Restaurant. Theme: Night and Art – Campinas – SP
2002 – Exhibited at Ayoub Gallery - MS
2004 - Exhibited at IBM do Brasil.


Born in 1963 in the arid region of Pires Ferreira, Brazil, Nando (Fernando) Ribeiro is a self-taught painter who began accumulating awards and press accolades at an early age. In 1986, he was selected as Guest Artist for the city of Hino, Japan and was later invited to exhibit at the Brussels Academy of Art. In his native Brazil, Ribeiro has been honored with a solo show...

• Nationality: BRAZIL
• Date of birth : 1963
• Artistic domains:
• Groups: Contemporary Brazilian Artists