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Adriana Varejão
Brazilian • b. 1964
Biography
The diverse work of Brazilian artist Adriana Varejão examines such themes as anthropology and miscegenation in contemporary Brazilian society. Born in 1964 in Rio de Janeiro, Varejão possesses an oeuvre spanning painting, sculpture, works on paper, installation and photography.
A common motif in Varejão's oeuvre is that of the Azulejo, a traditional Portuguese ceramic tile. In her most famous series, Jerked-beef ruin (2000-'04), Varejão ruptures the ceramic tiles violently exposing a flesh-like interior. The stark contrast between the aesthetically pleasing blue geometric tiles and the visceral interior provides commentary on modern forms of colonization in contemporary Brazilian society.
Insights
Her work is included in numerous collections worldwide, including the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York, the Tate Modern in London and the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego.
Varejão is represented by the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in New York City and Victoria Miro Gallery in London.
"There is [already] a tradition of painters who like to paint flesh…my art wants to parody, criticize history."
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Adriana Varejão
Monocromo Celadon Redondo
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
Sold for $327,600
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Adriana Varejão
Extirpação do mal por punção
Estimate $100,000 - 150,000
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Adriana Varejão
Contingente- Linha do Equador
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
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Adriana Varejão
Macau Wall (Blue)
Estimate $700,000 - 900,000
Sold for $845,000
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Adriana Varejão
A Grande Curva
Estimate £200,000 - 300,000
Sold for £422,500
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Adriana Varejão
Ambiente Virtual II
Estimate $500,000 - 700,000
Sold for $578,500
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Adriana Varejão
Melee de Guerriers nus de Etienne Delann
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $18,750
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Adriana Varejão
Monocromo Branco #3 & #4
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $110,500
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Adriana Varejão
Linha Equinoctial III (Equatorial Line III)
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $74,500
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Adriana Varejão
Diptych: Azulejão - Ondas
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000
Sold for £73,250
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