Inês Brites
estrela-lágrima
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB046-1024x1535.jpg)
precauções, 2024
Plastic, epoxy, pigment, inox, 42 x 30 x 14 cm
precauções, 2024
Plastic, epoxy, pigment, inox, 42 x 30 x 14 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB048_a-1024x683.jpg)
catch me, 2024
Silk, beads, mother of pearl, pins, 107 x 147 cm
catch me, 2024
Silk, beads, mother of pearl, pins, 107 x 147 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB049-1024x682.jpg)
when the avalanche starts, if you can grab onto a tree
do it, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, metal, glass, 16 x 4,5 x 25,5 cm
when the avalanche starts, if you can grab onto a tree
do it, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, metal, glass, 16 x 4,5 x 25,5 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB050-1024x1535.jpg)
equilíbrio-frágil, 2024
Wax, pigment, epoxy resin, magnets, 50 x 19 x 18 cm
equilíbrio-frágil, 2024
Wax, pigment, epoxy resin, magnets, 50 x 19 x 18 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB051_a-1024x1535.jpg)
a chuva imprevista, 2024
Metal, glass, plastic, mother of pearl, 27 x 26 x 24 cm
a chuva imprevista, 2024
Metal, glass, plastic, mother of pearl, 27 x 26 x 24 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB052_a-1024x683.jpg)
4U, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, silicon, glass beads, 27 x 51 x 10 cm
4U, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, silicon, glass beads, 27 x 51 x 10 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB053_a-1024x682.jpg)
borboletas no estômago, 2024
Oil on canvas, 148 x 188 cm
borboletas no estômago, 2024
Oil on canvas, 148 x 188 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB054-1024x1535.jpg)
se os glaciares são seres vivos, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 92,5 x 43 x 30 cm
se os glaciares são seres vivos, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 92,5 x 43 x 30 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB055-1024x1535.jpg)
ILY, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, silicon, mother of pearl, pins, 45 x 35 x 4,5 cm
ILY, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, silicon, mother of pearl, pins, 45 x 35 x 4,5 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB056-1024x1535.jpg)
dandelion, 2024
Wax, screws, pins, 25 x 20 x 18 cm
dandelion, 2024
Wax, screws, pins, 25 x 20 x 18 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB057-1024x1535.jpg)
palavra-do-fim-de-tudo, 2024
Epoxy, glass, plastic, perfume Variable dimensions
palavra-do-fim-de-tudo, 2024
Epoxy, glass, plastic, perfume Variable dimensions
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB058-1024x683.jpg)
matéria-respiração, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 40 x 48 x 6 cm
matéria-respiração, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 40 x 48 x 6 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-28-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB046-1920x2878.jpg)
precauções, 2024
Plastic, epoxy, pigment, inox, 42 x 30 x 14 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB048_a-1920x1280.jpg)
catch me, 2024
Silk, beads, mother of pearl, pins, 107 x 147 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-30-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB049-1920x1280.jpg)
when the avalanche starts, if you can grab onto a tree
do it, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, metal, glass, 16 x 4,5 x 25,5 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB050-1920x2878.jpg)
equilíbrio-frágil, 2024
Wax, pigment, epoxy resin, magnets, 50 x 19 x 18 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB051_a-1920x2878.jpg)
a chuva imprevista, 2024
Metal, glass, plastic, mother of pearl, 27 x 26 x 24 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-27-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB052_a-1920x1280.jpg)
4U, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, silicon, glass beads, 27 x 51 x 10 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-29-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB053_a-1920x1280.jpg)
borboletas no estômago, 2024
Oil on canvas, 148 x 188 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB054-1920x2878.jpg)
se os glaciares são seres vivos, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 92,5 x 43 x 30 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-32-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-26-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB055-1920x2878.jpg)
ILY, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, silicon, mother of pearl, pins, 45 x 35 x 4,5 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB056-1920x2878.jpg)
dandelion, 2024
Wax, screws, pins, 25 x 20 x 18 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB057-1920x2878.jpg)
palavra-do-fim-de-tudo, 2024
Epoxy, glass, plastic, perfume Variable dimensions
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-24-1920x1280.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB058-1920x1280.jpg)
matéria-respiração, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 40 x 48 x 6 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB059_a-1920x1280.jpg)
self-love, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, carpenter bee, 11 x 27 x 11,5 cm
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Ine╠es-Brites-23-1920x1281.jpg)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
![](https://3m1arte.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/IB060-1920x1280.jpg)
canções-soluços, 2024
Epoxy, pigment, 41 x 49,5 x 6 cm
3+1 Arte Contemporânea is pleased to present estrela-lágrima (teardrop-star), the upcoming solo exhibition by Inês Brites (Coimbra, 1992) at the gallery.
Inês Brites’ work refers to what is familiar, starting from found and produced objects, in an exploratory conversation about materials and their purpose. Using unorthodox techniques, the artist questions the meaning of objects, analysing the impact of these bodies on the individual, society, and culture, through the memories of our daily lives and intimacy. Her works are governed by curiosity, vulnerability, humour and a desire to connect different materialities.
teardrop-star is the name of a star that is bound by gravity to a dead star. The intense magnetism that binds and pulls them together forms the shape of a tear. Ever closer to each other, the two bodies wait for their moment of collision to merge and cease to exist individually. In the same way, the works in estrela-lágrima are also linked to a pair, creating a relationship between two objects that merge into one.
The exhibition transports us to another universe, a mystical environment where natural motifs serve as support for manufactured objects. These elements coexist in a loving relationship, where they come together, reverse roles and hold each other. So, we find ourselves in a garden of sculptures, that speaks of the things that are loose in the world and that inevitably meet. After this special encounter, however fleeting, they will never be the same again.