​​Enxurrada (Flood) 2014 by Vanderlei Lopes (b. 1973) Polishe | Serious Art

​​Enxurrada (Flood) 2014 by Vanderlei Lopes (b. 1973)

Polished bronze
55 x 31 x 12 in; 140 x 78 x 30 cm

"I came to live in the city of São Paulo, the state capital, to broaden my studies and find an experience that was more directly urban. This led me to work as a bus money collector and at that time it held a certain fascination because the experience thrust me totally into the city, the ambience and urban space that was more aligned with my interests. The experience of moving around, the daily perception of changes around the city was foundational. There was a continual panoramic view of Sao Paulo, with its construction and deconstruction, an imposing horizontality pitted against a powerful desire for vertical integration; the thought of space and time in the urban social context."
― V L