Luiz Zerbini develops an exploratory approach to painting, combining attention to the political and ecological issues of the Global South with the meticulous execution of textures, patterns, and figures. By depicting foliage, forests, and dense vegetal networks, the artist emphasizes the observation of nature and translates the interactions of ecosystems into pictorial language. Zerbini’s militant stance is particularly rooted in the Brazilian situation, as the artist critically revisits national art history, from landscape painting to historical representations of collective identity. Through the dynamic distribution of visual information across the canvas, his compositions immerse the viewer in a hypnotic atmosphere. Tension, coexistence, layering, and proliferation are some of the principles that govern his process, forming a system of relationships in his paintings and monotypes.
Among his recent solo exhibitions are Afinidades III – Cochichos, MON – Museu Oscar Niemeyer (2024) Paisagens Ruminadas, CCBB – Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Brasília, Brasil (2024); CCBB – Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2024);A mesma história nunca é a mesma, MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo, Brasil (2022); Anos 1990, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo, Brasil (2021); Campo Expandido, Oi Futuro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (2020); Intuitive Ratio, South London Gallery, London, UK (2019); Monotipias, Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel, São Paulo, Brasil (2017) e Amor, MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (2012).The artist has also participated in the group shows Fullgás – Artes Visuais e Anos 1980 no Brasil (2024); Lugar de estar – o legado de Burle Marx, MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (2024); Nous les Arbres, Power Station of Art, Shangai, China (2021); MECARÕ. Amazonia in the Petitgas Collection, MO.CO. Montpellier Contemporain, Montpellier, France (2020); Cities in Dust, Carpintaria, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil (2020); Nous les Arbres, Fondation Cartier, Paris, France (2019) e Campo, Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (2019);
Zerbini has works in important public collections, such as Fondazione Sandretto re Rebaundengo per l’Arte, Turim, Italy; Fondation Cartier pour l’art contemporain, Paris, France; Instituto Inhotim, Brumadinho, Brazil; Instituto Itaú Cultural, São Paulo, Brazil; MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; MAM – Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, MASP – Museu de Arte de São Paulo Assis Chateaubriand, São Paulo, Brazil and Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
