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Miguel Branco

Miguel Branco’s (b. 1963, Castelo Branco, Portugal) sculptures evoke an enigmatic universe, both in their form and meaning. Of characteristically small dimensions, the works force the beholder to look closely and enter into a dialogue. Their ambiguous presence, which offers no narrative, entertains and unnerves at the same time. His sculptures, which are formed with Fimo modelling clay around a wire and wooden core, also rekindle visual fragments from our collective culture. Surrealism, symbolism, pop culture and natural history are intertwined and make for a surprising composition of disquieting naturalism.

Artworks

  1. Miguel Branco Untitled (Red Tree), 2007

    Fimo, fil de fer
    20,5 x 28 x 19 cm
    Collection Mudam Luxembourg
    Donation 2008 – Les Amis des Musées d’Art et d’Histoire Luxembourg
    Vue de l’exposition Portugal Agora – À propos des lieux d’origine, Mudam Luxembourg, 16.12.2007 – 07.04.2008
    © Photo : Andrés Lejona

  1. Miguel Branco Untitled (Owl), 2007

    Fimo, bois balsa, fil de fer
    23 x 9 x 5 cm
    Collection Mudam Luxembourg
    Donation 2008 – Les Amis des Musées d’Art et d’Histoire Luxembourg
    Vue de l’exposition Art & Me, Mudam Luxembourg 08.11.2014 – 15.02.2015
    © Photo : Rémi Villaggi | Mudam Luxembourg

  1. Miguel Branco Untitled (White Bat), 2007

    Fimo, bois balsa, fil de fer
    16 x 37 x 9 cm
    Collection Mudam Luxembourg
    Donation 2008 – Les Amis des Musées d’Art et d’Histoire Luxembourg
    © Photo : Wilfred J. Jones

  1. Miguel Branco Untitled (Chocolate Man), 2007

    Fimo, bois balsa, fil de fer
    17 x 16 x 5 cm
    Collection Mudam Luxembourg
    Donation 2008 – De l’artiste
    © Photo : Wilfred J. Jones

  1. Miguel Branco Untitled (Puff), 2007

    Fimo, styromousse
    8 x 5 x 6 cm
    Collection Mudam Luxembourg
    Donation 2008 – De l’artiste
    © Photo : José Manuel Costa Alves

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