Ivens Machado
° 1979
Born in Sorocaba (Brazil), lives in São Paulo (Brazil).
Ivens Machado is primarily known for his work in sculpture, the best known example of which is a public sculpture resembling a triumphal arch erected at the intersection of Rua Urugaiana and Largo da Carioca, the centre’s busiest and biggest plaza. It echoes the artist’s interest in the use of either “poor” or brute materials. In another well-known piece, Mapa Mudo, Machado poured a blob of concrete in the shape of his home country and spiked it with shards of glass.
A lesser-known aspect of Machado’s practice is his work in film and video, the first explorations of which date back to the mid-70s.
