"Life is the art of meeting, although there is so much mismatch for life."

Vinicius de Moraes

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During this period of social isolation, I started to think about the people who were part of my life. Which ones I insist on being present and which were beautiful meetings, but today the relationship no longer make sense.

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And when I think of the stories I want to describe in words so profound that others would not be able to translate them.

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"Wonderful Journey" was written on a map of meetings and feelings. The only word I absolutely wanted to write was “saudade”, but as the background in Portuguese with the main phrase in English would be strange, I decided to use words from several languages, which in the end symbolize the immensity of these meetings in the world.

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Painting with acrylic and gold leaf on Hahnemuhle cotton paper 300 gr. 420 mm x 594 mm.