Bracher' s individual components of her huge pieces are fabricated either from wood, stone or metal. As each beam rises, forming a tilted structure they seem to tip, echoing an edginess with a weighty presence. She mysteriously balances the mass of her giants and one wonders how the sculptures were erected and why they do not collapse. Her metal spheres are typically suspended with their weight being supported by stainless steel wires or constructed devices.
The influence of Brazil's political and cultural ambitions can be witnessed in Bracher’s engagement with both the public realm and the gallery environment: she presents narratives of modernism with a sense of the monumental, contemplating upon her country’s society and development. Often her sculptures are displayed in São Paolo’s streets and plazas and provoke controversy, they are a critique of the urban space. She stated people say, “you have destroyed this place, but I laugh and say: art is wonderful, it creates a place where there was no place, and destroys this place, all in one move.”
Elisa Bracher, No title, 2011, wood, acquired into the collection of Centro Cultural, São Paulo in 2011, H5500 mm x W3000 mm x D2500 mm
Courtesy and ©Elisa Bracher and Renée Pfister 2020.
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