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DORAi: Research in Progress

Juca Máximo em seu studio de arte contemporânea durante a pesquisa e desenvolvimento da DORAi, projeto que integra inteligência artificial, robótica, design industrial, instalações interativas e arte conceitual ao processo criativo. Juca Máximo inside his contemporary art studio developing DORAi, an artistic research project combining artificial intelligence, robotics, industrial design, interactive installations and conceptual art within the creative process.

DORAi: Research in Progress There comes a moment when an artwork stops being only a painting, sculpture or installation and begins to ask a different question: what else can art become? This is one of the investigations taking place inside…

A State Before Silence

Artist working inside a dimly lit contemporary studio during the creation process of a large-scale abstract artwork. Warm directional lighting illuminates the artist’s gesture and workspace while deep shadows create a cinematic atmosphere. The studio contains wooden structures, clamps, tools, framed monochromatic drawings, and large expressive paintings on dark walls. The image conveys immersion, intensity, solitude, and the physical relationship between body, gesture, and artistic creation. Contemporary fine art studio environment with minimalist industrial aesthetics and emotional ambience.

A State Before Silence There is a particular moment in the studio when the world outside disappears.The noise softens. Time loses precision. What remains is only the body, the surface, and the energy being transferred between them. This image captures…

The Energy of Iron

Artista soldando escultura em ferro no estúdio, utilizando máquina de solda em estrutura metálica da série Energy, explorando tensão, fogo e construção física da obra em processo. Artist welding an iron sculpture in the studio, using a welding machine on a metal structure from the Energy series, exploring tension, fire, and the physical construction of the artwork in process.

The creation process behind the Energy Series Inside the studio, before any form exists, there is resistance. Iron does not yield easily.It demands heat, force, and intention. The Energy Series is not built.It is forged. Each piece begins as a…

The marks that build us

Contemporary artist studio with large canvas drawings in black ink on table, overhead view of artwork in progress, Traces series by Brazilian artist Juca Máximo

The marks that build us In the silence of the studio, when the canvases are still open on the table and the line remains raw, it becomes possible to notice something beyond the painting itself. There are moments when the…