Arte Serrinha

de Bené Fonteles, Marcelo Delduque

In July of 2002 a small group of contemporary artists were summoned by the organizers of the Art Festival inaugurated in the Fazenda Serrinha, located in the countryside of Bragana Paulista, about 90 kilometers from Sao Paulo, in a mountainous region by the foothills of the serra da Mantiqueira, creating an unpretentious environment of conviviality, of creativity and unusual dialog. The book "Serrinha Art" accounts for the first decade of the festival and compiles the memory of these ten years of existence, rescuing the creative processes and presenting works produced in the Festival de Arte Serrinha. Many were the artists who left their marks in this cultural center dedicated to stimulate the respect for nature and creativity. José Celso Martinez Correa, Bené Fonteles, the Campana brothers, Carlos Fajardo, Dudi Maia Rosa, Nan Vasconcelos, Nuno Ramos, Leda Catunda, Eder Santos, Alice Ruiz, Helena Ignez and Ronaldo Fraga are only a few who coordinated workshops, lectured or created installations. Close to 300 photographs document the process of construction of theatrical mounts, design workshops, performances sets, etc. and works created: a garden with installations, some temporary such as "Purple Rain", by Lucia Koch, Sinfonia para espaos abertos Opus no. 8, by Dudu Tsuda, and Observatrio, by Rochelle Costi; and others permanent such as Grande espiral, by Bené Fonteles, Fértil, by Fernando Limberger, and Enquadrando a paisagem, by Luiz Hermano.