Artist Information:
Marcelo Maia
New York City, NY
United States
Member Since: Jun 2002
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Artist Statement:
Since 1991 I have used
photography as the vehicle for
discourses on sexuality.
Beginning with the sex and
money project, the metaphoric
images of gogo dancers with
cash belts were used to posit
a bridge between the viewer,
the concept of sexuality and
it's relation to money. Next
in the book Prometheus, the
topic transposes to sexuality
and racism. I redirect the
Greek myth of the creation of
man from the Caucasus to his
known anthropological origins
in Africa. By producing
sensuous portraits of
African-American men, I aimed
to modulate the cultural image
of both God and creation from
the white marble to the black
skin. The trilogy on sexuality
will close with a book on the
topic of Sex and Power.
Certain that if art has the
power to liberate people of
their prejudices, I believe
that self-awareness requires
the analysis of sexuality. Sex
has to be understood and not
just looked at as tabu
material or as a commodity ,
objectified and but not really
discussed. It's time to grow
up, to be able to talk openly
about ourselves without fear
of being labeled and
dismissed.
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Artist Exhibitions:
A Bofetada. Solo show.
Salvador, Bahia, Brazil, 1990.
ICP graduation exhibit. Group
show. Ledel Gallery. NYC,
1991.
Sex & Money. Solo show.
Wonderbar, NYC, 1992.
Photography exhibit. Group
show. Leslie Lohman Gallery,
NYC, 1993
Queer bodies. Group show,
Evergreen State College.
Olympia, WA, 1993.
Photography exhibitGroup show,
Leslie Lohman Gallery. NYC,
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Artist Galleries:
Bridges - Gay and Lesbian Fine
Art Photography -
http://bridgesgallery.com/mm/mm
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Artist Reviews:
On the August 2002 issue of
Australian's Blue Magazine,
David Mills writes:
" Blackout - Marcelo Maia's
subjects star in their own
film noir.
The Subjects in Marcelo Maia's
portraits are not to be ogled.
When their faces are depicted,
the models frequently return
the gaze of the viewer - ...
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Collections:
Schomburg Center for Research
in Black Culture, New York,
New York, USA
The Leslie-Lohman Gay Art
Foundation, New York, New
York, USA...
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Marcelo Maia's Free Artist Portfolio
Welcome to Marcelo Maia's Portfolio.
Since 1991 I have used photography as the vehicle for discourses on sexuality. Beginning with the sex and money project, the metaphoric images of gogo dancers with cash belts were used to posit a bridge between the viewer, the concept of sexuality and it's relation to money. Next in the book Prometheus, the topic transposes to sexuality and racism. I redirect the Greek myth of the creation of man from the Caucasus to his known anthropological origins in Africa. By producing sensuous portraits of African-American men, I aimed to modulate the cultural image of both God and creation from the white marble to the black skin. The trilogy on sexuality will close with a book on the topic of Sex and Power.
Certain that if art has the power to liberate people of their prejudices, I believe that self-awareness requires the analysis of sexuality. Sex has to be understood and not just looked at as tabu material or as a commodity , objectified and but not really discussed. It's time to grow up, to be able to talk openly about ourselves without fear of being labeled and dismissed.
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