STUDIO
See How I Work And My Process Of Creation
Here you can follow my journey inside the studio by reading about my ideas, research and creative process behind some selected works.
December 9, 2023
For the realization of the mythological painting Day and Night, Gabriela took inspiration from Hesiod's Theogony and developed a mural painting using tempera on a ceiling of 500 x 435 cm.
August 14, 2023
For the copy of Raffaello Sanzio's fresco Theology, that takes part of the decoration of the vault of the Stanza della Segnatura in the Vatican Museums, Gabriela developed a 100 cm diameter mural painting using tempera on ceiling.
February 11, 2023
A collection of figurative paintings created from 2020 to 2022 by Gabriela Vaz Meirelles.
Hardcover: 40 pages, 38 color reproductions including closeups.
Dimension: 20 x 20 cm.
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May 21, 2022
Gabriela developed the painting composition based on some photos of the time, trying to represent a moment in which Goiá focused on writing one of his songs in his living room, with pictures on the wall that portrayed important moments in his life, observing through the window the memories of the church where he was married and baptized and his favorite trees.
November 20, 2021
The Gospels dedicate only a few sentences to Saint Joseph and do not offer us his words. However based on the evangelical references and data from tradition and legends, it is possible to reconstruct the image of the virtuous and loving man who watched over Mary and Jesus and took care of them on earth.
July 7, 2021
To portray Saint Thérèse, Gabriela did not base herself on one of Thérèse's photos from the time, but on a statue that, among many others, caught her attention during her last trip to Rimini, Italy, in 2020, located at the Church of Saint Agostino.
December 12, 2020
Gabriela recognized that the image of Our Lady of Guadalupe would be like a codex, where all the drawings have a meaning, representing a synthesis between Christian iconography and Mesoamerican culture.
October 10, 2019
A collection of figurative drawings and paintings created from 2017 to 2019 by Gabriela Vaz Meirelles.
Hardcover: 46 pages, 45 color reproductions including closeups.
Dimension: 21 x 21 cm.
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May 30, 2019
Seeking to merge the song lyrics to the myth narrative, Gabriela created a composition of the moment when the Icarus-like character – after flying too close to the sun and having the wax from the wings melted by the heat – falls from the sky.