Sergio Free
Born in 1981, graduated in biology, specialized in the ecology of community dynamics, he worked on the practical side of scientific experiments in tropical forests. He related his observational study in pixo to ecological theories of community dynamics, such as the ecological niche, competition, and dispute over space.
His art is a unique social phenomenon because it allows us to delve deeper into the known world to discover connotations of being known. His existential trajectory revolves around his childhood in the south of Bahia and his move to the northern area of the city of São Paulo, where he lived with graffiti.
Observation of what surrounded him in the metropolis led him to create a different work. His paintings present, among other elements, an enigmatic character, a clown who stands in front of metal walls and doors full of graffiti. It is in these records in which stories are superimposed that the artist creates a kind of personal diary, a complex artistic social network, in which the compositions are articulated in an atmosphere that mixes the dreamlike, through the character, with realism, through the setting, creating a captivating atmosphere.
Sergio Free creates, in his images, the study of the urban universe from the experience of a street artist and skater, in a language full of mystery and lyricism, how the urban, in his scenes, becomes deliriously magical.
“When I moved to São Paulo in 1986, I discovered a world of values different from those that were engraved in my personality. This conflict permeated the formation of my personality and made me see the beauty in chaos, in things that often made no sense to other people.” Sergio Libre says.