On view


Brazilian, b. 1948
Untitled, 2018
Stitching, bindings, various fabrics, and laces
31 1/2 x 49 1/4 x 15 3/4 in. (80 x 125 x 40 cm)
Courtesy of the artist and Mendes Wood DM, São Paulo, Brussels, New York, Copyright of the artist
Photo by Jeffrey Jenkins
Gomes’s Torçoes are imbued with rhythm—each curve a trace of the artist’s fluid yet deliberate process. Gomes says, “My work is very intuitive, but I am preoccupied with movement. No matter the work, there is always movement. . . . The thing unfolds, but it has a relation with the body, because these torsions [occur] when you are making these movement[s].” This connection between body and form is central to the series, where the sculptures themselves become vessels of movement, whether they hang suspended on the wall or stand freely on the floor. The structures seem to breathe, pulse, and sway, as though the energy that shaped them continues circulating within.

In this series, Gomes explores the physicality of the materials and conveys a deeper, almost musical quality—each twist and turn echoes a rhythm. This motion has been inscribed onto the wire, now frozen in space. These dynamic, living works symbolize the artist’s intimate connection to her materials and the movements that guide her hand.