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Angelo Augusto Venosa (São Paulo, São Paulo, 1954 – Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, 2019) was a sculptor. He attended Escola Brasil in São Paulo in 1973. The following year, he moved to Rio de Janeiro, where he studied at the Higher School of Industrial Design (Esdi), graduating in 1977. In the early 1980s, he took courses at the open studio of the Parque Lage School of Visual Arts (EAV Parque Lage). In 1984, he began creating three-dimensional works. His sculptures from the early 1980s indistinctly combined natural materials and manufactured products. From the early 1990s onward, the artist began utilizing materials such as marble, wax, lead, and animal teeth, producing works reminiscent of anatomical structures such as vertebrae and bones. His sculptures and objects bear traces that evoke ancestral eras, striking viewers with their strangeness and unsettling character.

Critical Commentary
Angelo Venosa is one of the few sculptors to emerge from the so-called Geração 80. He began his artistic career participating in landmark exhibitions such as Pintura! Pintura! in Rio de Janeiro. In 1984, he made his first incursions into the three-dimensional universe. Regarding his transition to sculpture and the abandonment of painting, the artist stated: “It was through painting that I established my work discipline. (…) The shift to sculpture was a break with what I considered the medium par excellence (painting) and the discovery that it was possible to create a personal body of work using my own means.”

Source: Itaú Cultural