Arthur Rodrigues
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Arthur Rodrigues is a Brazilian-born painter and sculptor based in New York City. His paintings are architectonic abstractions built from shapes and colour, and his sculptures explore the relationship between the figurative and the abstract.
Life and education
Rodrigues was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil, and lives in New York City. He studied at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (1989–1990), the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York (1998–1999, photography), the Jacques Harvey Academy of Oil Painting in Miami Beach (2003–2004), and the New York Academy of Art (2006, sculpture and figurative painting).[1]
Work
Rodrigues describes his paintings as architectonic abstractions, constructed using a personal idiom of shapes and colours. His sculptures work between the figurative and the abstract in a number of mediums. He trained in photography at the Fashion Institute of Technology (1998–1999) and worked as a fashion photographer before concentrating on painting and sculpture — shooting for Nylon magazine,[2] including actor Jesse Bradford, and photographing actress Chloë Sevigny at the Vintage Thrift Shop in New York for a benefit sale invitation, which credits the photograph to him.[3] His oil paintings include "Objective Perception", listed on Singulart.[4] More recent work includes digital pieces ("Nera", "OP 1", "OP 2", 2025) shown on Saatchi Art.[5]
Exhibitions
- "Abstract in Focus", MKC Gallery, Morris + King, New York, March 2009 — group exhibition of more than 20 new paintings and sculptures by the artist, shown there for the first time.[6]
- LeonidesArts Gallery, New York, April–October 2010 — "Latest Sculptures" (group exhibition).
- GLAAD OutAuction, New York, October 2007 and November 2010 — works selected by the curatorial committee, including the sculpture "Peace" (2007) and "The Seal" (sculpture) and "Air Made" (print) (2010).
- 19th Annual GLAAD Media Awards, silent auction, March 2008.
- Paul Stuart, New York, with United Creators, October–November 2007 — public exhibition of the "Cosmic" series paintings.
- "LOVE POSITIVE WOMEN", MoMA PS1, New York — Visual AIDS benefit. His own heart-shaped piece was shown in the 2023 edition (open reception 4 February 2023). He donated work to the 2024 edition (reception 3 February 2024) and took part again in 2025, with a pop-up exhibition at MoMA PS1, 30 January – 3 February 2025.
- "Postcards from the Edge", Visual AIDS benefit, Berry Campbell Gallery, New York — contributing artist in 2024 (preview party 19 January 2024) and 2025 (24–26 January 2025; listed among the contributing artists on Visual AIDS' website).[7]
- Campbell Gallery, New York.
- "PORN/STARS" (pair of wall sculptures) featured in the ART PORTFOLIO editorial "You Love You" in EXPOSED, the official publication of the 2011 Black Party Expo, New York, summer 2011.
- "Lower Balance Perfection" (2013) listed on Paddle8 as part of GLAAD's Art Auction & Benefit (listed under the name Arthur E. Rodrigues) and exhibited at the auction in New York on 18 November 2013.[8]
Recognition
- Selected as one of GLAAD's Top 100 Artists in 2008, 2010 and 2014.[9]
- Work reproduced in ARTnews magazine, March 2007 issue ("Light Now") — his painting "Floating Red" is reproduced on page 163, captioned "Arthur Rodrigues, Floating Red", on a page of works by several artists in the back of the magazine.[10]
- In GLAAD's interview with Adrienne Cook, curator of its 2013 Art Auction & Benefit ("GLAAD Art Auction: Meet the curator", by Doug Keeler, 12 November 2013), Cook was asked which pieces could become exponentially more valuable in 5, 10, 20 or 50 years, and answered: "I think Eric Parnes and Arthur Rodrigues are producing and will continue to produce really excellent work."[11]
- In July 2015 Saatchi Art's chief curator Rebecca Wilson chose his work to be featured in the "In Focus: New Photography" collection on Saatchi Art's homepage.[12]
- His painting "COMPO 3" was included in Saatchi Online's "New This Week" collection of 1 April 2013 (46 items), curated by Rebecca Wilson, a Director at the Saatchi Gallery, London.
- His work was shown on the Saatchi Gallery's "Your Gallery" online platform from 2007; Charles Saatchi wrote to him on 4 February 2007, "Very happy to see your work on the gallery site."
- In January 2015 he advanced to the next round of Saatchi Art's "Showdown: The Painted World" competition, among the 300 remaining artists; the round was judged by a jury led by Rebecca Wilson, Saatchi Art's Chief Curator.
Morris + King and Judith King
Rodrigues exhibited at the MKC Gallery of The Morris + King Company in New York in March 2009. The firm is co-principled by Andy Morris and Judith R. King, who is its lead principal and co-owner. Business Insider toured the firm's art-filled New York office on 9 December 2011 ("TOUR: The Art-Inspired Office Of The Morris + King Company", by Daniel Goodman), and the article states that the walls are lined with fine art, "some commissioned for the space by artist Arthur Rodrigues".[13] Rodrigues describes the office commission as a collaboration with the firm. King designed the office herself around the theme "a glowing ice cube with hidden surprises". The article's lead image shows a blue gymnast figure on a ring — "Nimble Athlete", one of King's favourite pieces — and Rodrigues confirms that piece is NOT his work. Rodrigues states that the abstract paintings shown throughout the article's photographs — the large yellow and blue works in the back corridor, Judith King's office, the relaxation room, Andy Morris's office and the kitchen area — are his commissioned work for the office. The article itself credits the Gilligan portraits in Andy Morris's office to Josh Harris, not to Rodrigues.
References
- ↑ "Arthur Rodrigues". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ NYLON Magazine purchase order #090233, 13 August 2002 — photographer Arthur Rodriguez, Issue Oct-02, Story "Tweeds", ordered by Stacey Mark (copy held by the artist).
- ↑ Invitation, "Treasure Chest" costume jewelry sale, The Vintage Thrift Shop, 286 Third Avenue, New York, Wednesday 15 June (year not shown) — the photograph of Chloë Sevigny is credited "Photographed at Vintage Thrift Shop by Arthur Rodrigues" (copy held by the artist).
- ↑ "Objective Perception — Arthur Rodrigues — Oil on Canvas". Singulart. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Arthur Rodrigues". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Arthur Rodrigues". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Postcards from the Edge 2025". Visual AIDS. 24–26 January 2025. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Arthur E. Rodrigues — Lower Balance Perfection, 2013". Paddle8. Missing or empty
|url=(help) - ↑ "Arthur Rodrigues". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ "Light Now". ARTnews. March 2007. p. 163.
- ↑ Keeler, Doug (12 November 2013). "GLAAD Art Auction: Meet the curator". GLAAD. Retrieved 12 November 2026. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "In Focus: New Photography". Saatchi Art. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
- ↑ Goodman, Daniel (9 December 2011). "TOUR: The Art-Inspired Office Of The Morris + King Company". Business Insider. Retrieved 12 November 2026.
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