Sidnei Tendler
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Sidnei Tendler is a Brazil
ian architect, poet, designer and painter. Born in Rio de Janeiro
, he has lived and worked in Belgium
since 2000.
, Rio de Janeiro. In this period he also took a course in Semiology with Professor Umberto Eco
and History of Urbanism
with Professor Leonardo Benévolo. In his last year of university he participated with the project “Rehabilitation of the Catete Neighborhood” of the competition organized by the International Union of Architects
where he received a Medal of Honor.
In 1982, after his graduation, he traveled to New York
and took courses at Parsons School of Design
. In 1983 he returned to Rio de Janeiro and married Carla Carneiro da Cunha. They have two children, Carolina and Luiza Tendler. In 1986 Tendler made his first individual painting exhibition, showing works in lacquer on wood, a technique that he developed in his atelier/furniture factory. In 1990 he moved to Recife and started to work in his atelier in Poço da Panela. During this period he made the interior design
of the restaurant Mafuá do Malungo, house where the poet Manuel Bandeira
was born.
In 1992 he exhibited at the Museum of the State of Pernambuco.
In 1993 he was invited to show his works in Belgium. Between 1993 and 2000 he had annually exhibitions in different cultural centers in Belgium. During this period Tendler participated in the Biennial of Latin America Art in Santiago de Cuba. In 1999 he published his first book 001. with critics on his work by Raul Córdula, Edson Nery da Fonseca and Luk Vermeerbergen.
In 2000 moves to Belgium.
In 2001 gives a workshop in the European School with pupils of the last year of arts, resulting in a panel of 10 meters of length whose the subject is “the Man and the Environment”.
Between 2002 and 2004 teaches in the cultural center De Warande in the city of Turnhout, Belgium, where he carries different workshops, such as “Chaos and Creativity”.
In 2003, after an ambitious project, he publishes his second book “365 - a Visual Diary”, with introduction of the art critic
Mario Helio Gomes de Lima.
Between 2005 and 2007 he participates actively in the project of participative diplomacy from the ambassador in Belgium, Jeronimo Moscardo and he helped in the creation of the space Darcy Ribeiro and the gallery Marcantonio Vilaça.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian architect, poet, designer and painter. Born in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, he has lived and worked in Belgium
Belgium
Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...
since 2000.
Biography
He studied architecture at the Universidade Santa ÚrsulaUniversidade Santa Úrsula
Universidade Santa Úrsula is a private university in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.It was founded in 1937 by Alceu Amoroso Lima. It was the first of Rio de Janeiro's higher education institutions to accept women. The main campus is located on the border of Flamengo, Laranjeiras, and Botafogo...
, Rio de Janeiro. In this period he also took a course in Semiology with Professor Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco
Umberto Eco Knight Grand Cross is an Italian semiotician, essayist, philosopher, literary critic, and novelist, best known for his novel The Name of the Rose , an intellectual mystery combining semiotics in fiction, biblical analysis, medieval studies and literary theory...
and History of Urbanism
Urbanism
Broadly, urbanism is a focus on cities and urban areas, their geography, economies, politics, social characteristics, as well as the effects on, and caused by, the built environment.-Philosophy:...
with Professor Leonardo Benévolo. In his last year of university he participated with the project “Rehabilitation of the Catete Neighborhood” of the competition organized by the International Union of Architects
International Union of Architects
The International Union of Architects is an international non-governmental organization that represents over a million architects in 124 countries. The UIA was founded in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 1948. The General Secretariat is located in Paris...
where he received a Medal of Honor.
In 1982, after his graduation, he traveled to New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
and took courses at Parsons School of Design
Parsons The New School for Design
Parsons The New School For Design, known colloquially as Parsons, is the art and design college of The New School university. It is located in New York City's Greenwich Village, and has produced artists and designers such as Marc Jacobs, Dean and Dan Caten, Norman Rockwell, Donna Karan, Jane...
. In 1983 he returned to Rio de Janeiro and married Carla Carneiro da Cunha. They have two children, Carolina and Luiza Tendler. In 1986 Tendler made his first individual painting exhibition, showing works in lacquer on wood, a technique that he developed in his atelier/furniture factory. In 1990 he moved to Recife and started to work in his atelier in Poço da Panela. During this period he made the interior design
Interior design
Interior design describes a group of various yet related projects that involve turning an interior space into an effective setting for the range of human activities are to take place there. An interior designer is someone who conducts such projects...
of the restaurant Mafuá do Malungo, house where the poet Manuel Bandeira
Manuel Bandeira
Manuel Carneiro de Sousa Bandeira Filho was a poet, literary critic, and translator.Bandeira wrote over 20 books of poetry and prose. In 1904, he found out that he suffered from tuberculosis, which encouraged him to move from São Paulo to Rio de Janeiro, because of Rio's tropical beach weather...
was born.
In 1992 he exhibited at the Museum of the State of Pernambuco.
In 1993 he was invited to show his works in Belgium. Between 1993 and 2000 he had annually exhibitions in different cultural centers in Belgium. During this period Tendler participated in the Biennial of Latin America Art in Santiago de Cuba. In 1999 he published his first book 001. with critics on his work by Raul Córdula, Edson Nery da Fonseca and Luk Vermeerbergen.
In 2000 moves to Belgium.
In 2001 gives a workshop in the European School with pupils of the last year of arts, resulting in a panel of 10 meters of length whose the subject is “the Man and the Environment”.
Between 2002 and 2004 teaches in the cultural center De Warande in the city of Turnhout, Belgium, where he carries different workshops, such as “Chaos and Creativity”.
In 2003, after an ambitious project, he publishes his second book “365 - a Visual Diary”, with introduction of the art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
Mario Helio Gomes de Lima.
Between 2005 and 2007 he participates actively in the project of participative diplomacy from the ambassador in Belgium, Jeronimo Moscardo and he helped in the creation of the space Darcy Ribeiro and the gallery Marcantonio Vilaça.
Painting projects
- 2000 - panel about the “500 years of European cultureCulture of EuropeThe culture of Europe might better be described as a series of overlapping cultures. Whether it is a question of North as opposed to South; West as opposed to East; Orthodoxism as opposed to Protestantism as opposed to Catholicism as opposed to Secularism; many have claimed to identify cultural...
in Brazil”. Canvas of 16 meters of length by 1,60 of height. Displayed in the National Museum of Fine Arts (Rio de Janeiro) (2000) and in the Castle Den Ouden Bareel, Vosselar, Belgium (2000). - 2002 - “365 – a Visual Diary”. It consists of one watercolor per day and one canvas per month, in the dimensions of 1,40 x 1,40 m. throughout one year. This project was displayed in the Vromans Gallery in Amsterdam (2003) and in the Cultural Center Het Werft in Geel, Belgium (2006).
- 2003 - publication of book “365 – A Visual Diary”. Accomplishment of the project “Valencia - 117 drawings”. 2004 – Promised Land - Canvas of 6 x 1,20 meters about the Old TestamentOld TestamentThe Old Testament, of which Christians hold different views, is a Christian term for the religious writings of ancient Israel held sacred and inspired by Christians which overlaps with the 24-book canon of the Masoretic Text of Judaism...
. This project was displayed in the headquarters of the periodical Le SoirLe SoirLe Soir is a Berliner Format Belgian newspaper. Le Soir was founded in 1887 by Emile Rossel. It is the most popular Francophone newspaper in Belgium, and considered a newspaper of record.-Editorial stance:...
in Brussels (2004) and at the Fort Napoleon as part of the Project Fort Europe in Ostende, Belgium (2007). - 2005 - Project 6 cities. Six cities had been chosen, one in each continent. In each one of these cities the artist stayed at least ten days painting and collecting material for the accomplishment of the project. Chosen cities: Rio De Janeiro - Brazil (South America). Los Angeles - U.S.A. (North America). Brussels - Belgium (Europe). Cape TownCape TownCape Town is the second-most populous city in South Africa, and the provincial capital and primate city of the Western Cape. As the seat of the National Parliament, it is also the legislative capital of the country. It forms part of the City of Cape Town metropolitan municipality...
- South AfricaSouth AfricaThe Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
(Africa). Sydney - Australia (Oceania). Tokyo - Japan (Asia). The project finished in January 2007. - 2007 - Undedun project “One who brings inside the One other”. Project in mixed mediaMixed mediaMixed media, in visual art, refers to an artwork in the making of which more than one medium has been employed.There is an important distinction between "mixed-media" artworks and "multimedia art". Mixed media tends to refer to a work of visual art that combines various traditionally distinct...
on paper. This project was displayed in the Casa do Brasil in Brussels (2007) and at the University Candido Mendes in Rio de Janeiro (2008). - 2008 - UndeSire project “One who wants to be inside the One other ”. Project made in a book format - 80 pages with drawings in mixed media.
- 2009-2010 - soMos Project , consists of 1 panel 14,0 by 4,50 meters high, 4 panels 1,80 by 1,80 meters, 1 panel 2,40 by 1.80 meters and 10 watercolour sketches.
- 2011 - Participates at Europalia : Art in Brazil 1950 - 2011 at the Bozar Museum in Brussels / Belgium, showing his winter drawings.
- 2011 - Project Between the glance and the vision.Going beyond the concept of Open Art.
Articles
- FRAGMENTOS. Comments about plastic arts. Raul Córdula Filho (text about Sidnei Tendler: "O Pintor se pinta") http://www.continentemulticultural.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=369&catid=127:licao-de-arte
- Magazine Continente Multicultural. "Um pintor pernambucano na Bélgica". Mario Helio. http://www.continentemulticultural.com.br/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=368&catid=127:licao-de-arte
- Sidnei Tendler and the post-modernity. Edson Nery da Fonseca.
External links
- Official website
- http://www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk/yourgallery/artist_profile//28659.html
- http://www.aakrititalkart.com/video/365-a-visual-diary-by-sidnei
- http://www.artreview.com/profile/sidneitendler