João Manoel Feliciano (Recife ,1978)

Graduado em educação artística pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco.Mestrado em arte terapia pela Universidad Complutense de Madrid/ Espanha.

O diversificado corpo de trabalho de Feliciano varia de mídias tradicionais como desenho, pintura, até vídeos e fotografia ou arte de "ação" baseada no tempo. As performances e vídeos são geralmente de longa duração, funcionam como um ritual e frequentemente circulam em torno de seu cabelo como tema. Conceitualmente, Feliciano sugere que o cabelo exerce um efeitoinegável (tanto no artista quanto no público) e assume temas psicológicos, sociais, raciais e políticos.

João Manoel Feliciano is a Spanish /Brazilian artist, active both in Europe and Brazil, he was graduated in Visual Arts at the Federal University of Pernambuco .. Master in art therapy from the Universidad Complutense de Madrid / Spain Based in Berlin.

Feliciano’s diverse body of work ranges from traditional media of drawing, painting, to process-oriented, videos and photography or time-based “action” art, The performances and videos are usually of long duration, function as a ritual and often circulate around his hair as a theme. Conceptually, Feliciano suggests that hair exercises an undeniable effect (on both the artist and the audience) when it takes on psychological, social, racial and/or political subjects. In addition, some of his works incorporate animals, bones and especially organic, common materials as well as references to trees or anything that has had profound personal meaning and in some manner expose Feliciano’s life trajectory. Recurring motifs in his works suggest that art, the hair mythology, organic materials, and one’s “everyday life” are ultimately inseparable.And the way it is read and encoded often overflows in practical and poetic life in matters like space and landscape, identity, and time.