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Valeska Soares

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Artist Spotlight: Valeska Soares–More than the Eye Can See
Posted: January 27, 2011
Category: Valeska Soares
Brazilian sculptor and installation artist Valeska Soares investigates multi-sensory approaches and how memory and personality influence the viewers’ perception of art. Soares has two artworks in P(art)ners: Gifts from Heather...
A long sculpture lying on a pedestal. The sculpture is made from beeswax and has an organic shape, resembling two open mouths on opposite sites, connected through a yellow line.