Biography
Was born in Americana - SP in 1972. In 1993, he went to Italy to study sculpture in The Fine Arts Academy of Brera in Milan, where he stayed until 1999, experiencing stages in the field of traditional and modern ceramics.
During a trip in Brazil in 1996, he was touched by the culture of Brazilian indians and the love of nature of his country.
In 1999, he married the Italian painter Margherita Leoni, and at the end of that year he came back to Brazil, where he lives and works as a sculptor in Americana, keeping strong liaison with Italy through voyages and exhibitions.
Work
The representation of inhabitants of Brazilian forests, indians, half-breeds, caboclos, in their everyday and life’s customs is the landmark of Mello Witkowski Pinto’s work.
The art for sensitising and to safeguard the minor peoples who struggle to live and maintain their traditional cultures adapted to the tropics.Other essential point of his artistic process is the study and representation of the various human physiognomies from interbreeding of races (white, indian, black) which characterises the Brazilian people.
Techniques employed
Modern Bucchero, Modern Egyptian Faience, Modern Egyptian Blu
