Felippe Moraes Explained

Felippe Moraes (born July 9, 1988) is a visual artist, researcher and independent curator born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^{[1] [2] [3]} Works with various medias such as sculpture, installation, drawing, painting and photography. His work is developed around revealing hidden patterns written within the universe,^[4] relating scientific methodology and spirituality. Currently is a PhD candidate in Contemporary Art at the College of The Arts at the University of Coimbra^[5] and holds an MA Fine Art from the University of Northampton.

Work

In 2016 Felippe Moraes constructed his Monument to The Horizon (2016), a large-scale permanent public sculpture placed at Caminho Niemeyer in Niterói.^{[6] [7]} The work is a five-meter tall steel tower around a small set of stairs that lead to a strip in the metal, revealing the horizon of Rio de Janeiro on the opposite side of the Guanabara Bay.In 2017 was artist-in-residence in Tehran, Iran and in Slanic-Moldova, Romania,^{[8] [9] [10]} where he constructed his Monument to Euclid (2017), consisting of eight sandstones in a circle in the woods, and paying homage to the Greek mathematician Euclid.^[11] In 2020 he developed the series of photographs Eledá (2020), relating to his spiritual experiences with the orishas.^{[12] [13] [14]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Felippe Moraes. 2020-09-01. Kooshk Residency.
2. Rocha. Susana. June 2017. Felippe Moraes: tudo o que nos ultrapassa. Revista :Estúdio. 8. 18. 91–102. 1647-6158.
3. Web site: Cultural. Instituto Itaú. Felippe Moraes. 2020-09-01. Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural. pt-br.
4. Web site: 2014-07-29. felippe moraes makes geometric drawings using pendulum. 2020-09-01. designboom architecture & design magazine. en.
5. Web site: Moraes. Felippe. Motel Coimbra. 1 September 2020. Motel Coimbra.
6. Web site: 2017-01-25. felippe moraes erects a 'monument to the horizon' in rio. 2020-09-01. designboom architecture & design magazine. en.
7. Web site: 2016-09-09. Inauguração de obra pública de Felippe Moraes. 2020-09-01. seLecT. pt-BR.
8. Web site: Incontext. 2020-09-01. www.incontext.art.
9. Web site: Radio Romania International - Seis artistas brasileños participan en un proyecto en Slănic Moldova. 2020-09-01. Radio Romania International.
10. Web site: Busnea. Romulus Dan. 2017-07-29. ,In Context Slănic-Moldova", punct și de la capăt…. 2020-09-01. Bacău Expres. ro-RO.
11. Web site: Felippe Moraes, Adi Bulboacă · Monument to Euclid. 2020-09-01. Divisare. en.
12. Moraes. Felippe. 2020-05-25. Eledá. Revista Concinnitas. pt. 21. 37. 404–418. 10.12957/concinnitas.2020.51070. 1981-9897. free.
13. Web site: Iandé. 2020-08-27. A fotografia de Felippe Moraes por Marc Pottier.. 2020-09-01. Iandé. pt-br.
14. Web site: Felippe Moraes, Eledá. 2020-09-01. DASartes. pt-BR.