Siron Franco
Siron Franco | |
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Brazilian Senate | |
Born | Gessiron Alves de Franco July 26, 1947 |
Nationality | Brazilian |
Known for | Painter, Sculptor |
Movement | Modernism |
Awards | 1968 - Biennal of Bahia; 1973 - Salao Global da Primavera; 1974 - National Prize of São Paulo's Biennal; 1975 - International Prize of Sao Paulo's Biennal; 1982 - Best Exhibition in Brazil; 1982 - Best Brazilian Painter |
Gessiron Alves de Franco, known as Siron Franco (born July 26, 1947), is a
Owner of an impeccable technique, Siron gives a dramatic atmosphere to his paintings using dark, gray and brown tones. With more than 30,000 pieces created, as well as, facilities and urban interferences around the world, his work was presented in more than one hundred conferences around the world, including the most important exhibitions and biennials. In 2012 Siron Franco's installations at Rio +20 took the visitors breath away. The focus was on the damage caused by criminal fire on the Brazilian Savannah known in Portuguese as Cerrado which is the native biome of Siron's native State of Goias in the heart of Brazil's territory.
In 1992 Siron Franco, who first declared his belief in Baháʼu'lláh during a live radio interview broadcast throughout Brazil,[1] designed the Peace Monument for the Earth Summit and has continued to work in painting, ceramics, sculpture.[2][3]
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References
- ^ "Baháʼí Involvement at the Earth Summit". The Baháʼí World. Universal House of Justice. 1992–93. pp. 177–189. Archived from the original on 2008-03-22. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
- ^ Siron, Franco (2007). "Siron Franco painting, ceramics, sculpture, Brazil". BAFA Newsletter. Baháʼí Association for the Arts & Arts Dialogue.
- ^ "Siron Franco - Artista" (web). UOL - O melhor conteúdo. 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-09.
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