Gustavo Chams (born May 28, 1994) is a Brazilian fashion photographer, designer and visual artist.[1] He is known for photographing celebrities such as Gisele Bündchen, Thaila Ayala, Isabeli Fontana, Stella McCartney, Gaspard Ulliel, and Caroline Trentini; and for using one of his exhibitions to publicly criticize the 2019 Brazilian president-elect Jair Bolsonaro.[2]
Gustavo Chams | |
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| Born | May 28, 1994 Santo André, Brazil |
| Nationality | Brazilian, Canadian |
| Alma mater | Graphic Designer at Vancouver College of Art and Design |
| Occupation(s) | Fashion photographer, Designer and Visual artist |
| Years active | 2009-Present |
| Website | gustavochams |
Biography
editBorn and raised in Santo André, Brazil, Gustavo started to work at early age as a digital retoucher and graph operator in a local photography lab.[3][4] A few years later, as a photographer, he signed his first fashion cover which later granted him access to work with Brazilian local celebrities.[5]
His work received notoriety after working with celebrities such as Gisele Bündchen, Thaila Ayala,[6] Isabeli Fontana, Stella McCartney, Gaspard Ulliel and Caroline Trentini;[7] In 2017, Gustavo created the #BrazilianSpring project, an artistic manifesto that fought for politico-socio-cultural changes in Brazil—a spring, in reference to the 1848 revolution also known as people's spring.[8]
In 2018, Gustavo held a solo art exhibition in Vancouver, Canada, publicly criticizing the 2019 Brazilian president elect Jair Bolsonaro. Gustavo received mixed reviews for this exhibition. The Jornal de Toronto said that Gustavo represents the voice of a social group that opposes the rise of far-right politics in Brazil, but it also questioned whether Gustavo's work had pushed it a little too far.[9] The Jornal GGN said that Gustavo's exhibition is a clear portrait of Brasil's true reality after the 2016 parliamentary coup d'état that has led to the worst economical and social regret seen in 20 years that resulted to the rise of the far-right leader Jair Bolsonaro (PSL).[2] Gustavo has also held other art exhibitions at different times across Brazil and beyond.[10]
Exhibitions
edit- Subjective Reality, Pandemonium, Liquid Amber Gallery, 2019 – Vancouver, Canada
- Meandering, inflections, and angry camels, The Fields Exhibition and Project Space, 2018 – Vancouver, Canada[2][9]
- Thesis Exhibition: Brazilian Spring, Visual College of Art and Design, 2016 – Vancouver, Canada[8][10]
- Total Work of Art, Markeshift Spaces, 2016 – Vancouver, Canada
- Projeto Goela, Virtual Gallery, 2015 – São Paulo, Brazil
References
edit- ^ Robert Alster, "Gustavo Chams", Carlo Sessa , January 12, 2018
- ^ a b c Lilian Milena, "Brasileiro denuncia fascismo de Bolsonaro em exposição no Canadá" Archived 2020-05-09 at the Wayback Machine, Jornal GGN, October 26, 2018
- ^ Robert Alster, "Entrevista al fotógrafo brasileño Gustavo Chams: 'Brasil tiene una variedad étnica y multicultural que inspira una nueva visión para el arte y la moda'", Viste la Calle, April 9, 2014
- ^ Tuka Abrão, "Gustavo Chams", p. 6, Diário do Grande ABC, Year 7 Edition #74 July 2014
- ^ Vanessa Souli, Azucar Magazine, February 13, 2018
- ^ Alexandre Schnabl, "Seguir ou não seguir, eis a questão", Heloisa Tolipan, November 8, 2014
- ^ Tuka Abrão, "Gustavo Chams", p. 6, Revista dia-a-dia, Diário do Grande ABC, year 7 Edition #74 July 2014
- ^ a b Mirela Silva, "Exposição no Canadá mostra problemas sociopolíticos brasileiros ao mundo", April 12, 2017
- ^ a b André de Oliveira e Rodolfo Marques, A Oposição a Jair Bolsonaro ganha força de diferentes grupos sociais, p. 3, Jornal de Toronto, Edition #18, December 2018
- ^ a b Dani Souza, Pernambuco Cultural, March 21, 2017