Joiaman
Joiaman
He was born in Bahia on June 1, 1971.
Joiaman Cunha Oliveira is a Brazilian artist born in Bahia on June 1, 1971. His stage name is Joiaman.
A training pedagogue, she has always considered study and education as a salvation. From an early age, she was always drawn to artistic expressiveness, and her curiosity was a living flame that allowed her to understand her place in the world. Contact with the wilderness, in the surroundings of his Bahia, was a significant element of his youth and his growth path. As were her numerous participations in amateur theatre performances and literary competitions, where Joaiman gained recognition for her poems and her literary creations cordel (a type of popular poem written in rhyme). But despite this, the artist felt that something was missing from his creative quest. So in 1991 things finally change.
Attending an exhibition of paintings and sculptures in his Salvador de Baia, Joaiman feels that something is turning upside down in his life. She is captivated by the colors and plasticity of the works, and inside she realizes that seeing a painting up close for the first time is a fantastic experience. At that very moment the world around her begins to turn in the right direction again, and for Joaiman everything magically begins to gain meaning. In 2000 he took part in his first exhibition in his hometown, where he presented oil and collage works. A year later, with the financial help of local entrepreneurs who believe in his talent, he created the project “Officina A Luce Della Arti”, in which groups of children and adolescents from disadvantaged areas of Brazil participate in art classrooms and develop paintings and literature that culminate in a public presentation. Passionate about Modigliani and Picasso, who for the author have always been authentic artistic models, Joaiman tries to convey in her works a veil of eroticism, mixed with sweetness, serenity and harmony. His works are marked by strong colors, where vibrant yellows, reds and blacks abound. The artist has never denied his Bahian roots, and perhaps because of this he influences his works, which are always generous in color and emotion. “We are born mortal but the brush makes us eternal”.
Joiaman Cunha Oliveira is a Brazilian artist born in Bahia on June 1, 1971.
er stage name is Joiaman. Pedagogue by training, Joiaman has always considered study and education as salvation. From an early age she has always been drawn to artistic expressiveness, and her curiosity about it has been a living flame that has allowed her to understand her place in the world. Contact with the wild nature around her Bahia was a significant element of her youth and growth path. As were the numerous participations in amateur theatrical performances, and in literary competitions, where Joaiman was appreciated for her poems and for her literary creations cordel (a type of popular poem written in rhyme).
But despite this, the artist felt that something was missing from her creative pursuit. So in 1991 things finally changed. Attending an exhibition of paintings and sculptures in her Salvador de Baia, Joaiman feels that something is upside down in her life. She is enraptured by the colors and plasticity of the works, and deep down she realizes that seeing a painting up close for the first time is a fantastic experience. At that precise moment the world around her starts turning in the right direction, and for Joaiman everything magically begins to make sense. In 2000 she participates in her first exhibition in her hometown, where she presents works in oils and collages. A year later, with the financial help of local entrepreneurs who believed in her talent, she created the “Officina A Luce Della Arti” project, in which groups of children and adolescents from disadvantaged areas of Brazil participate in art classrooms and develop pictorial works and literature culminating in a public presentation.
Passionate about Madigliani and Picasso, who for her author have always been authentic artistic models, Joaiman tries to convey in her works a veil of eroticism, mixed with sweetness, serenity and harmony. Her works are marked by strong colors, with an abundance of vibrant yellows, reds and blacks. The artist has never denied her Bahian roots, and perhaps because of this influence her works are always generous in color and feeling. “We were born mortal but the brush makes us eternal”.
