Isabella Brito, Joardo Filho, Talles Lopes and Valdson Ramos.March 28, 2026.
Anápolis - GO.
Barranco held “Open Studio,” an opportunity for the public to learn about the creative process behind the works of artists Isabella Brito, Joardo Filho, Talles Lopes, and Valdson Ramos.
Followed by a conversation with the artists and curator Paulo Henrique Silva, the Open Studio showcased works created in the first few months of 2026 as part of the Painting Atelier project, an initiative that featured a variety of creative and formative activities, such as an artist residency, lectures and workshops. The project promoted experimentation in contemporary art through a discussion of painting. Throughout the project, the artists were encouraged to reflect on the affinities and dissonances of their artistic practices in relation to the field of painting.
During the project, Valdson Ramos, Joardo Filho, and Talles Lopes shared the workspace, dedicating themselves to practical and theoretical studies, investigations of artistic poetics, experimentation, and the creation of new works. This experience was complemented by the critical accompaniment of curator Paulo Henrique Silva, as well as by a dialogue with Isabella Brito, an artist invited for a one-month artist residency at Barranco Ateliê. During this period, she focused on her practice in dialogue with the studio’s artists, also benefiting from a production grant.
During the “Painting Studio” project, Valdson Ramos began a series of works, producing a body of work that addresses the artistic legacy of the Goiás-born sculptor José Joaquim da Veiga Valle (1806–1874). Joardo Filho investigated the mechanisms of failure in artistic media, a concept he had previously explored in his work with photography and installation, now applying this interest to painting. Meanwhile, Isabella Brito developed a practice across various media, using the firefly as a metaphor for cultural and ecological resistance. At the same time, artist Talles Lopes worked by appropriating architectural forms, articulating them in paintings and sculptures.
More information about the research conducted during the Painting Atelier can be found on the project’s page by clicking here
This project is funded by the Goyazes Program of the Government of Goiás, through the State Secretariat of Culture.
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