alexandre da cunha
The Alchemy of the Discarded: The Art of Alexandre da Cunha In the hands of Alexandre da Cunha, the debris of urban existence undergoes a profound metamorphosis. A Brazilian-British artist born in Rio de Janeiro in 1969, da Cunha has carved a singular niche in contemporary sculpture by finding extraordinary beauty within the mundane and the forgotten. His practice is not merely one of assembly, but an act of poetic reclamation, where discarded objects—items destined for the refuse bin—are resurrected to tell stories of social history, architectural grandeur, and cultural identity. By strippi…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of alexandre da cunha's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.