Valeria Montag
Valeria Montag is a Brazilian artist experienced in design,fashion,architecture, and conceptual art. Montag completed her bachelors in Art Visual at FAAP, and, at the same time, at the Escola Pan-americana de Artes Plásticas. She worked in her own fashion company, Rouparia Montag,for 35 years in Sao Paulo, before moving to Miami, Florida where she is now based. Montag is currently completing a Master of Fine Art in Visual Art at Miami International Art and Design.
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Valeria Montag presents the "51" installation, featuring a 51-year-old climbing vine (trepadeira). This ancient plant symbolizes aspects of the feminine universe that many prefer to ignore or avoid. Originally growing for 51 years in a location recently transformed by new construction, the vine was displaced and now finds new meaning in Valeria's work.
The installation "51" challenges the pejorative and chauvinistic connotations associated with the term "trepadeira" (climbing vine) in Portuguese culture, transforming the vine into a symbol of resilience and strength. Valeria appropriates and transforms everyday objects through her work, creating profound expressions that explore femininity in unexpected and provocative ways. Her meticulous and investigative approach to materials results in works that subvert familiar realities, inviting viewers to see the world from a new perspective.
"51" is a narrative that reflects the complexity and depth of female experiences. With its long life and symbolism, the vine becomes a metaphor for the resilience and hidden beauty in parts of the feminine universe that are rarely explored. Valeria Montag, with her ability to transform the ordinary into the extraordinary, offers a visual journey that delves into the depths of human perception and creativity. -
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Valéria Montag's process of artistic creation translates into a permanent investigation of materials. Her art manifests itself in various forms of expression. She appropriates, decontextualizes, and subverts pre-existing objects and everyday realities in works of photography and sculpture which, in reference to Boltanski, construct a sort of “ideal childhood” for art as an extension of life.