{"id":5797,"date":"2018-05-25T19:15:39","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T18:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sculpture-nature_local.test\/?p=5797"},"modified":"2018-06-26T19:16:26","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T18:16:26","slug":"the-oficina-brennand-in-recife-brazil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sculpture-nature_local.test\/en\/the-oficina-brennand-in-recife-brazil\/","title":{"rendered":"The Oficina Brennand in Recife, Brazil"},"content":{"rendered":"

Located on the outskirts of Recife (Eastern tip of Brazil), the Oficina Brennand is accessible through a long dirt road that cuts through a tropical jungle. At the end of this path appear two beautiful industrial brick buildings surrounded by a series of busts of unknown soldiers. Or is it an army of phalli? The place is well guarded!<\/span><\/p>\n

It was in\u00a01971 that Brazilian sculptor Francisco Brennand took over the old abandoned family ceramic factory created by his father in\u00a01917 and decided to use it as a sculpture studio.<\/span><\/p>\n

From then on, Francisco Brennand worked relentlessly. The title of his prospectus \u201cOficina Brennand,\u00a0the master of dreams\u201d (Oficina Brennand,\u00a0Mestre dos Sonhos) takes on its full meaning. Each new piece, signed and dated, is still an expression of his passion and determination to give life to this place.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sanctuary or temple? Here is a place that takes you on a journey, where each work is a strange blend of animal, human, vegetal and fantasy. Today, with their slightly faded colors, a certain\u00a0melancholy emanates from them. They are lined up as remnants of a past\u00a0marked by grandiose festivities and abundance.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

A colonnade, ornate with creatures resembling roosters, leads us toward a new group of sculptures, with a fountain and a basin. On one side, part of the factory has been transformed into a museum and unveils, with religious\u00a0music in the background, hundreds of artworks, lined up, one after the other, room after room.\u00a0 <\/span>On the other side, through a small opening in an exterior wall, a\u00a0more meticulously landscaped garden shelters a few more pieces and leads the visitor to one of the new buildings, designed and built by the artist and covered with tiles. Here, one can discover his pictorial work and attend conferences on the different aspects of his work and career.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the end of a long and slow visit, whether or not you are sensitive to his universe, Brennand\u2019s work remains undeniably intriguing. The grounds, the number of works on display, the fantasy and the extravagance of this improbable ensemble make this visit unlike any other. <\/span><\/p>\n

Oficina Brennand<\/a><\/strong>
\n<\/span>Propriedade Santos Cosme e Dami\u00e3o
\nRua Diogo de Vasconcellos
\nPE, 50740-970
\nRecife, Brazil<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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