My name is Marcos Celso Cardoso..
I was born on 7 March 1960 in Rio de Janeiro. I live in Maricá - Rio de Janeiro.
My favourite websites are those related to the arts and sport.
My presence at The Olympic Museum means one of the key moments in my career.
My plans are to do some beautiful work for this exhibition and to continue working with what I love most: Art.
My first exhibition was back in 1992.
I’ve exhibited in many places around the world, like the Engraving Museum of Spain and the Cartier Foundation in Paris.
Entering the collection of Gilberto Chateaubriand (MAM RJ) and João Satamini (MAC, Niterói), and also having my artwork bought by the Cartier Foundation and Brazilian artist Beatriz Milhazes.
The typical feature of my work is a strong connection with Brazilian popular culture, building a bridge with what is called high art, like Constructivism and Tropicalism.
My influences come from artists like Arthur Bispo do Rosário, Ligia Pape, Helio Oiticica, Robert Rochenberg, Tapie, as well as many others.
I am fascinated by working with residues discarded by consumer society. The aesthetic possibilities that these materials provide to me is enormous.
The aesthetic possibilities that these materials provide to me is enormous. From the colourful marketing to the texture of the cigarette butts, joy and sadness are mixed up, turning my work into an alert about the imminence of an ecological hecatomb.
The city of Rio inspires me because the beauty of nature.
Sport inspires me because of the plastic beauty of movements, the colourful uniforms and the emotion of public.
For me, the Rio Olympic Games mean joy, health, development, the spirit of collectivism and celebration.
Marcos Cardoso a former street child, creates with anything he finds. Abandoned sandals, matches and packaging paper are all materials he uses to revisit major works of Western art.
The Picasso series, from which “The Acrobat” can be seen at The Museum, was made from plastic supermarket bags. This is the artist’s was of juxtaposing high art and popular art.
