Rodrigo Godá
Born in Goiânia, GO, in 1980
Rodrigo Godá is considered one of the greatest talents of contemporary Latin American painting. He composes works in which animals and plants coexist with complex machines (“inventions”) built by imagination. The elaborate arabesques, formed by this union, denote the joyful reappropriation of a childish and creative look at the complexity of the world around us.
The artist has emerged as one of the great talents of the new generation of artists who have already crossed the borders of his state and today have national expression. An artist of great freedom and great resources of imagination, his paintings and drawings contain a rich repertoire of symbols and information that are surprising in a self-taught artist.
Some Solo Exhibitions
2020 – Nature and machines. Virtual exhibition – Culture at Home Project. Octo Marques Cultural Center
2019 – Anima Mundi. Foyer Sinopoli, Auditorium Parco della Musica – Rome/Italy;
2019 – Tropical Surrealism. Virtual exhibition, May 11th to September 30th, A.M Galeria, Brescia/Italy;
2014 – Aurora Technicolor. Museum of Contemporary Art of Goiás. Goiânia-GO;
2010 – 52nd Forum of the Alliance of Civilizations (Sala Monumental), from May 27th to 29th, with the presence of several Latin American heads of state, Museum of Modern Art (MAM) of Rio de Janeiro-RJ;
2009 – CAIXA Cultural Center (Main Gallery), Brasília-DF;
Some Collective Exhibitions
2021 – New Acquisitions – Aldir Blanc Collection – Anápolis Plastic Arts Museum (Map);
2021 – Raw State – Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro (MAM-Rio);
2014 – The Acquired Image – Museum of Contemporary Art of Goiás. Goiânia-GO;
2013 – The Acquired Image – Museum of Contemporary Art of Goiás. Goiânia-GO;
Some Awards
2020 – Anima Mundi Exhibition (Auditorium Parco della Musica, Rome/Italy) nominated by the website Artnet (@artnet) as one of the five best in the world in 2019.
2007 – 13th National Salon of Modern Art of Bahia – Acquisition Award – Museum of Modern Art of Bahia, Salvador-BA;