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Delicately Carved Flora and Fauna by Efrain Almeida Recreate a Contemplative Brazilian Garden

Delicately Carved Flora and Fauna by Efrain Almeida Recreate a Contemplative Brazilian Garden

In O Jardim, Efrain Almeida cultivates the memories of his parents’ home in the backlands of Ceará, Brazil. Carved wooden creatures populate the gallery at Oscar Niemeyer Museum, appearing as if they could buzz and flutter across the space. Comprising about 40 sculptures, paintings, and embroideries, the exhibition reinterprets the intimate, contemplative garden Almeida enjoyed as a child.
Employing various mediums and materials, the artist first began working in wood while in his father’s studio. More
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