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The Moment Before the Gesture

Man standing in a dim studio holding a paint can in front of multiple blank canvases leaning against the wall, with soft side lighting and studio equipment around, representing the beginning of an artistic creation process.

The Moment Before the Gesture There is a silent, powerful moment that precedes every artwork. Before color touches the surface, before gesture finds the canvas, there is a need—emotional, philosophical, deeply human—to transform thought into presence. Each new series is…

Between Silence and Gesture

Silhouetted artist painting a large gestural artwork in the studio, holding the brush with fluid precision as light streams through the windows behind; a black-and-white scene capturing creative energy, expressive movement, and the intimate connection between body, gesture, and canvas.

Between Silence and Gesture There is a secret moment in which the artist disappears — and only energy remains. Every brushstroke in this scene is more than pigment on a surface; it is an improbable encounter between two worlds: the…

The Birth of the Swing Trees

Artist Juca Máximo working in his industrial studio, shaping large metallic sculptures called “Swing Trees.” The photo captures the fusion of art and craftsmanship — a poetic scene where strength, gesture, and creation meet amid the raw beauty of steel and light.

The Birth of the Swing Trees Between iron and fire, something alive is born.Steel — once raw and inert — begins to breathe when purpose meets gesture.Each twist, each curve, is a movement of the soul —as if the hands…

The Matter Breathes

Juca Máximo in his studio working with wood under soft directional light, wearing safety glasses and headphones, shaping a wooden installation surrounded by tools and shelves — a poetic black and white portrait of the artist’s deep sensory connection with the material at Juca Máximo Studio.

The Matter Breathes There is a silent moment when the wood seems to respond to touch.It’s not just the sound of friction between the tool and the material — it’s a dialogue.Between gesture and matter, a listening emerges. The artist…

Absence Time: Time is not lost, it is lived.

Absence Time by Brazilian contemporary artist Juca Máximo – conceptual mixed-media artwork with vintage watches embedded on canvas, symbolizing memory, energy, and timeless human existence.

Absence Time: Eternalizing What Time Leaves Behind Absence Time, time is not lost — it is transformed. This conceptual artwork by Brazilian award-winning artist Juca Máximo redefines the notion of memory and permanence. Each vintage watch embedded in the piece…