Henrique Oliveira‘s work is nothing short of authentic genius. Creating giant sculptures and installations of colourful tree trunks bursting through buildings and walls is all in a day’s work for this young Brazilian artist. Henrique creates his sculptures using timber salvaged off the streets of his home town – São Paulo. His mind bending site-specific installations twist, curve, bend and split in a chaotic and abstract ways. Actually, is it just me, or do some of his sculptures look almost rude? During his student days, he was inspired by a plywood fence outside his window which started to peel and fade into different layers of colours. He used the timber from this fence to create a piece for his graduation show. Nowadays he still uses salvaged materials, always choosing pieces that are already splitting and dying as they perfectly represent the decay of life in the city of São Paulo.Amaze, no? I’m sure that these, like many other installations, really need to be experienced in person to be fully appreciated.See more installations by Henrique Oliveira on Yellowtrace.[All images © Henrique Oliveira via My Modern Metroplis, Yatzer and iGNANT.]Share the love:FacebookTwitterLinkedInEmailPinterest 9 Responses keith washington May 18, 2012 what do you mean ‘ALMOST rude’? DELIGHTFULLY rude, I would say!I really enjoy your blog dropping into my mailbox Reply Tammy April 3, 2016 Come do my house? Reply gavin May 18, 2012 incredible!!! Love this! Reply Alisha - matildaroseinteriors.blogspot.com May 18, 2012 WOW…they are just incredible! Thank you for sharing that, I have never seen anything like it Reply Megan May 24, 2012 This is nothing short of incredible… It’s thrilling Reply ivana May 29, 2012 I. Love. It. Totally. Reply Henrique Oliveira's Baitogogo at Palais de Tokyo, Paris | Yellowtrace. July 30, 2013 […] view of Baitogogo by Henrique Oliveira at Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photos © André […] Reply Jean Wright July 30, 2013 Amazing. Can’t wait to see it in reality. I’m off to Paris next month. Reply yellowtrace July 30, 2013 Oh Jean, you lucky duck. Enjoy! x ReplyLeave a Reply Cancel ReplyYour email address will not be published.CommentName* Email* Website Δ
keith washington May 18, 2012 what do you mean ‘ALMOST rude’? DELIGHTFULLY rude, I would say!I really enjoy your blog dropping into my mailbox Reply
Alisha - matildaroseinteriors.blogspot.com May 18, 2012 WOW…they are just incredible! Thank you for sharing that, I have never seen anything like it Reply
Henrique Oliveira's Baitogogo at Palais de Tokyo, Paris | Yellowtrace. July 30, 2013 […] view of Baitogogo by Henrique Oliveira at Palais de Tokyo, Paris. Photos © André […] Reply
Jean Wright July 30, 2013 Amazing. Can’t wait to see it in reality. I’m off to Paris next month. Reply