About
Mariana Porto’s work (São Paulo, 1974) has fabric as its main support. Its panels use textile materials of vegetable or animal origin, organized in overlays of paintings, drawings and seams. There are also objects like glass beads, branches, shells and stones that endow her work with three-dimensionality and the memory of the paths taken by the artist in nature. In addition to a search for colors and combination of materials, Mariana Porto’s works investigate the limits between art and object, and often deal with a mythical space based on universal symbols.
Formation
Among several courses, the following stand out:
Formation in metal engraving, at the studio of Laurita Salles.
Specialization in manual dyeing and classic moorings, at Susana Uribarri’s studio.
Natural dyeing, at Atelier Etno Botânica.
Experience
Art student from an early age, she went through numerous training courses in studios, still in her teens.
During college, she worked as an assistant to artists at the biennials.She participated in art shows in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Mexico. In the latter, at the National Watercolor Museum “Alfredo Guati Rojo”.
She created Jade Handmade, a linen and silk clothing and household line, manually dyed with color scale and size grid.
In partnership with her friend and jewelry designer, Vera Cortez, she held two successful exhibitions, “Patrons I” and “Inset”.
Mariana Porto + is a collaborative project, a line focused on partnerships with other artists, brands and companies.