Design Miami/Paris – Design At Large 15-20.10.2024
Bela Silva, Solo Show, Jardim Botânico
For its third participation in Design Miami, Spazio Nobile is pleased to present Jardim Botânico, a selection of five large-scale painted and glazed stoneware sculptures by established ceramic artist Bela Silva. These works were part of the artist’s major solo exhibition Caminho Tropical, which took place in Brazil last spring at MAC Niterói, Museum of Contemporary Art (arch. Oscar Niemeyer). Spazio Nobile presents these unique pieces for the first time in Europe in the beautiful 18th century garden of the Hôtel de Maisons.
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Bela Silva was born in Lisbon, Portugal. She lives and works in Brussels, Lisbon and Paris.
She studied in Portugal and the United Kingdom, as well as at the Art Institute of Chicago in the United States of America. Her work has been exhibited at the Azulejos Museum in Lisbon, the Anastácio Gonçalves Museum, the Ajuda National Palace, the Ricardo Espírito Santo Foundation, the Oriente Museum, the National Museum of Ancient Art, the Villa Tamaris, the Palácio Cadaval in Evora, the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, the MAC Niteroi in Brazil and soon at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon. She has participated in exhibitions in Belgium, Brazil, China, Japan, Spain and South Korea. She has created public art works such as the Alvalade metro station in Lisbon, the panels for the gardens of the Sakai Cultural Centre in Japan and for the João de Deus School in the Azores. Among her collaborations: Ginori 1735, Hermès, Tiffany & Co, Serax, Viuva Lamego, Vista Alegre… She is part of institutional and private collections around the world. Her monograph with Flammarion will be published in 2025. Spazio Nobile Gallery has represented Bela Silva since 2017.
