Daniel Mattar was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1971. He studied art
and design at PUC Rio.
His research in photography began in Tokyo, Japan, where he lived and
worked in the nineties.
For over thirty years that photography has been his form of expression,
He has travelled through various fields such as fashion, portraits and documentaries.
Daniel's work is full of paradoxes: from the technological camera to the intuitive gesture with the oil paint.
In his research, Daniel develops dialogues through photography that show multiple three dimensions on two-dimensional planes. Through the use of oil paints and/or mineral pigments, the artist composes his images by intervening on small areas of packaging, book images, ink cartridges, photos from personal files and several other surfaces related to image reproduction. Once finished, his micro-spaces are immediately photographed at the height of the freshness of the paints and then printed in large-scale works, establishing a vast dimensional vocabulary of volumes and colours.
Daniel has held individual and collective exhibitions since 1988, including the Rio de Janeiro Modern Art Museum (MAM-RJ), the Banco do Brasil Cultural Center (CCBB) and the Sergio Porto Cultural Space.
His works are in important private collections in Brazil, EUA, Europe and Asia.
Today he lives in Lisbon, Portugal, where he develops his artistic work.
Exhibitions
2023
Solo show "Flowing Forms"
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal
Group exhibition "Arte Vivo"
Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City - Mexico
Group exhibition "Umbra Natural"
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal
Group exhibition "Samsara"
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal
Group exhibition "Organic – As Time Awakens"
Deji Art Museum, Nanjing - China
2022
Group exhibition "_HIPERFÍCIE"
Brisa Galeria Lisbon - Portugal
Group exhibition "Planícies Ressonantes"
Brisa Galeria Lisbon - Portugal
Group exhibition "What´s in a Tale",
Tale Art Gallery, Vlierzeldorp - Belgium
Solo show - SP ARTE art fair
Galeria Marcia Barrozo do Amaral Both , Sao Paulo - Brazil
Group exhibition "HAKANAI",
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
2021
Group exhibition "Pedágio de mim",
"Not A Museum" Artspace, Lisbon - Portugal.
Group exhibition "Terra Estrangeira",
Tryzy Gallery, Lisbon - Portugal.
Group exhibition "Entre a Água e a Terra",
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
Solo show - ArteRio art fair
Galeria Marcia Barrozo do Amaral Both , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Solo exhibition "Polaroids".
"Artsy " digital platform
2020
Group exhibition "Natureza Alterada",
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
Solo exhibition "Vista Aérea".
"Artsy " digital platform
Group exhibition "Arte Brasileira",
Galeria Sá da Costa, Lisbon - Portugal.
2019
Solo exhibition "Photo Drawings".
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
Group exhibition "PRAIA",
Galeria da Gavea, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Group exhibition "Imprecisão Azul",
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
Group exhibition "Galaxies",
Espace L gallery, Geneva - Switzerland
Release of the Artist Book "4 centimetres"- UQ editions
Group exhibition "UQ editions", Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
2018
Solo exhibition "Pigmento".
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
Solo exhibition "RISE".
Brisa Galeria, Lisbon - Portugal.
2016
Group exhibition Arte Core serie "Simulacro" .
Museu de arte moderna (MAM), Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
2014
Velt Gallery Project serie "Cirúrgicos".
Antiga Fabrica da Bhering ,Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Group exhibition "Atemporal" series "Cirúrgicos", Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
2012
Solo exhibition "Simulacro".
Centro Cultural Sergio Porto, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
Solo exhibition "Janela Glacial".
Shopping Leblon , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
2008
Group exhibition "Nippon". Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil (CCBB) ,
Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia - Brazil
1996
Solo exhibition "Inventario#01".
Centro Cultural Oduvaldo Viana Filho , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil.
1991
Group exhibition , III Bienal de Santos,São Paulo-Brazil
Solo exhibition "TOKYO".
Espaço Mario Quintana,Rio Grande do Sul - Brazil
Solo exhibition "Homenagem a Marcio Mattar" .
Museu de Arte Moderna (MAM),Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Solo exhibition "Longe do cais".
Iate Clube, Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
Solo exhibition "TOKYO".
Manch Café Galeria , Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
1988
Group exhibition " New paintings".
Tríade gallery, Rio de Janeiro-Brazil