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Frans Krajcberg - Environmental activist, Sculptor and Brazilian Painter


Frans Krajcberg ( 1921 – 2017) was a Polish Brazilian painter, sculptor, engraver and photographer. Known for his environmental activism, Krajcberg denounced the destruction of the Brazilian forests, using materials such as burnt wood from illegal forest fires in his artworks
"Krajcberg's oeuvre continues to express anxiety and concern about the future of natural environment in Brazil and worldwide. ‘His work carries an ethical dimension, it transcends the art framework,’ the art critic Agnaldo Farias says about him. In the 1980s, Krajcberg began working on the series Africana, in which he used roots, grape and palm tree vines in combination with mineral pigments. His sculptures are made mainly out of tree trunks and roots washed up on shores. He has made many trips to the Amazonia and Mato Grosso state – the two most environmentally rich regions in Brazil. He began taking photographs of the Amazon Rainforest, which is gradually eradicated as a result of deforestation. From that time on, he also started using charred tree parts, their roots, trunks, and branches.
Our planet is in a grave situation. Nature is revengeful, and we harm it too much. We mustn't remain passive. – the artist claims."(Author: Aleksandra Pluta; translated by AM, June 2016; updated by AZ, Nov 2017  culture.pl )
















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