"When objects and materials loose their practical function they find poetical function"
Zé Tepedino’s work begins with a careful observation of his surroundings. In his daily journey, he encounters prosaic materials, spaces, and situations—elements he chooses to revisit poetically, reorganize, or sometimes simply highlight.
He recombines diverse elements found between the city and the beach, the chaotic and the calm, seeking connections between the worlds unfolding before him. Through simple operations, he creates arrangements that offer a fresh perception of the overly familiar.
Regardless of the medium, Tepedino understands his work as action—whether in large-scale landscape installations or monotypes on paper. Employing various techniques—sewing, painting, sculpting—he formalizes ideas that treat the creative process as a co-author. His practice engages different times and traditions, proposing new ways of seeing the world around us.
foto: Eduardo Dall'Oglio