Clarice Sanvicente is an artist originally from Sao Paulo, Brazil but currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY. Her background is an advertising and photography and her work is greatly influenced by photography, both in the framing and freezing. She uses photography as an instrument to capture an image that’s faithful to its space and time. At the same time, the use of black and white creates a distance from reality, creating ambiguity with the imaginary and nostalgic aspect of the object.
“Her paintings are about time. A time based on reality and every day life, but evokes nostalgy. As if she were painting the memory of things. Her early sculptural paintings present and represent objects that have been forgotten. Fragments of a place , a house, an empty space. They’re visual simulations. They emanate a silent temporality.” (excerpt by Jurandy Valenca)
Exhibitions
XII Salão Interno ABRA de Artes Plásticas – june 1999
Curators: Ricardo Trevisan, Sandra Cinto, Stela Maris Sanmartin
25o Salão de Arte de Ribeirão Preto Nacional Contemporâneo – june 2000
Curators: Aracy Amaral, Lorenzo Mammi, Rejane Cintrão
IV Mostra do Programa de Exposições 2001- Centro Cultural São Paulo – november 2001
Curators: Renata Lucas, José de Moura Resende Filho, Marco Garaude Gianotti, Rejane Cintrão, Miriam Edith Bolsoni
XIV Salão de Artes Plásticas de Praia Grande – july 2002.
Curators: Celso Fioravante, Elias Muradi, Ricardo Trevisan
Políticas Pessoais – Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Americana november 2001
Curator: Jurandy Valença
Bienal Extra – march 2002
Curators: Isabella Prata e Sandra Bigheti
Indoors Outdoors – Regina Pinho de Almeida Escritório de Arte – October 2003
Curator: Regina Pinho de Almeida
Mostra do Núcleo de Arte Contemporânea da ABRA – november 2003
Curators: Elias Muradi, Gisela Benati, Mila Thiele Lucia de Souza Dantas, Rubens Pontes
Diminutos – ABRA – December 2003
Curators: Elias Muradi, Gisela Benati, Mila Thiele Lucia de Souza Dantas, Rubens Pontes
Corpo em Substrato – ABRA – october 2006
Curators: Elias Muradi, Gisela Benati, Mila Thiele Lucia de Souza Dantas, Rubens Pontes
Distâncias – Centro Cultural Blue Life – july 2006
Curator: Lilian Heitor
Baseado em Fatos Reais – Galeria Emma Thomas -São Paulo – july 2007
Curator: Luciana Nemes
The Influx of Discourse – Uncool Gallery, Brooklyn, NY – November 2024
Curator: Carolina Paz