Joan Alves
陶芸家
ジョアォン・アウヴェスは1964年、ミナスジェライス州ジェキチニョニャ渓谷の小さな町タイオベイラスに生まれた。陶芸家で、田舎に住む黒人の日常生活を表現したカラフルな作品を主に制作する。子育てや家族、仕事、家庭の風景など、人々の営みを捉えて現実を再現する感性が注目される。作品はブラジルの農村世界の美しさと多様性を表現している。
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Biography
João Alves was born in 1964 in the small town of Taiobeiras, in the Jequitinhonha Valley, in Minas Gerais. A ceramist who produces colorful pieces, in which he focuses on the representation of the daily life of black people who live in the countryside. The highlight goes to the sensitivity with which he portrays reality, translating it into scenes in which men and women are caught in their daily lives: taking care of children, in a family environment, at work and home. His creations present the beauty and diversity of Brazilian rural world.
João Alves nasceu em 1964, na pequena Taiobeiras, no Vale do Jequitinhonha, em Minas Gerais. Ceramista, produz peças coloridas nas quais privilegia a representação do cotidiano de pessoas negras que vivem no campo. Chama a atenção a sensibilidade com que reconstrói a realidade traduzida por cenas em que aparecem homens e mulheres flagrados no dia-a-dia cuidando dos filhos, em família, no trabalho e em casa. Suas criações apresentam o mundo rural brasileiro em sua beleza e diversidade.