Helder Batista

Born in Paris, where he took classes at the Beaux-arts, Helder Batista, takes a multidisciplinary approach to his work, apprehending different materials and techniques to accomplish his vision. Using resin, inclusion, concrete, wood, neon, oil and acrylic, Batista is concerned with the primitive aspects of sculpture, focusing on redefining iconic symbols of the past. He revisits in his own way this mythical and mystical place. His creations reflect what he imagines those sculptures would be today and in the process, re-envisions color, form, materials to express the current moment. Though his artistic work is often ambiguous and symbolic, he asserts that; “Art is a freedom of expression of which only the artist limits the borders” He currently lives and works in Bordeaux, France.