Itamar Julião

[Itamar de Pádua Lisboa em Prados]

1959 / 2004, Prados - MG

Itamar Julião [Itamar de Pádua Lisboa em Prados]. In 1959, Itamar de Pádua Lisboa comes into the world in Prados, a small colonial town in the South of Minas Gerais. His first contact with wood came from observing the work of his father, Zezinho de Pádua Lisboa, who created “harness heads” for animals. His first works showed a religious theme. However, he really became famous as an artist with his recreations of animals: birds, monkeys and especially lions. Having a vigorous style and impeccable finish, his “lions” were getting larger and larger, becoming his personalised trademark. He lives on a farm in the rural part of Prados and worked to order, and encouraged several relatives to get developed in the profession. Among these, his brother Antônio stands out most, with an original and creative work portfolio.

Collective Exhibitions:

2016 A certain look - Celma Albuquerque’s Collection, Galeria Estação, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2012-2013 Janete Costa "One Look", Museu Janete Costa, Niterói, RJ, Brazil

1987 Folks arts, Grand Palais, Paris, France

Public Collections:

Museu da Casa do Pontal, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

Selected Publications:

2018 Brazilian outsider art: a contemporary survey, Vilma Eid e Germana Monte-Mór, WMF Martins Fontes, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2016 Um certo olhar - Coleção Celma Albuquerque, Vilma Eid e Germana Monte-Mór, Lis Gráfica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2012 Janete Costa "Um Olhar", Mario Santos, Lis Gráfica, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2011 Catálogo Leilão de Arte Aloisio Cravo, Mario Santos, Ipsis Gráfica e Editora, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2008 Em nome do autor – artistas artesãos do Brasil, Proposta Editorial, São Paulo, SP, Brazil

2002 O Mundo da Arte Popular Brasileira, Museu da Casa do Pontal, publishing company Mauad, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

1994 Arte Popular Brasileira: peças da coleção Casa do Pontal, Museu Casa do Pontal, Brasiliana de Frankfurt, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brazil

1988 A Mão afro-brasileira: significado da contribuição artística e histórica, Emanoel Araújo, São Paulo