JOÃO SALOMÃO: June 2 - August 31, 2025                      

31 Greene St, #1, Soho, NY

JOÃO SALOMÃO's solo exhibition is now on view. The newly developed works use an assemblage of found objects including construction site ephemera, scrap metals, and journal entries from Salomão’s father - artist and poet, late Jorge Salomão. The added materials breathe into a new life for the works; the application of spray paint onto the canvas becomes a symbol for utility markings drawn on asphalt. The gestural application of paint, charcoal and fabric is composed rhythmically as a meditative practice to encompass Salomão’s spirituality. Bringing elements from the street onto the canvas in floating shapes of texture and color adds movement and dimension, underlying the relationship between chaos and harmony.

Born and raised in Rio de Janeiro to a family of artists involved in the Tropicalia  movement, João Salomão moved to New York City in the early 90’s. Immersed in the  Lower East Side music, skateboarding, and graffiti scenes, Salomão incorporates his  sense of abstraction by observing daily life. Aspects of street-life are recorded into a  daily diary and transformed through gesture into energetic paintings of color, shape, and  texture.

The exhibit is by appointment only, to schedule a viewing email us at info@beautifulthingscurated.com