Exhibition “Body of Wind”, by Thalita Hamaoui

A Simons of Assisi inaugurates, in São Paulo, the exhibition “Wind Body”, solo by the artist Thalita Hamaoui, with critical text signed by the Brazilian sociologist, professor and researcher Ana Paula Cavalcanti SimioniThe exhibition features eleven previously unseen paintings, created in oil paint and oil pastel on canvas and linen, in varying dimensions. Highlights include “Corpo de Vento” (2026), a large-format painting that extends over five meters; and “Acontecimento Memorável” (2026).

With a career that began in textile printing, where she deepened her studies of color and form, Hamaoui has dedicated herself entirely to painting since 2013. Her paintings construct landscapes of a fantastical nature, in which organic forms expand across luminous surfaces and figure and background blend. Botanical elements, such as foliage, flowers, and fruits, appear in overlays that combine saturated colors and softer tones. These arrangements do not seek realism, but are organized in rhythms that bring together plant matter and fictional constructions, suggesting a way of inhabiting that is close to the dreamlike.

In “Corpo de Vento” (Body of Wind), the artist presents works developed from a deeper exploration of the use of oil and oil pastels, expanding the scale of the works and experimenting with different formats, including paintings composed of two or three articulated canvases and organically shaped supports, as in “Vento Correnteza” (Wind Current) (2026). Produced simultaneously, the paintings were conceived in dialogue with each other, establishing chromatic and formal continuities in the exhibition space.

Regarding the artist's work, Ana Paula Cavalcanti Simioni comments: “Thalita's painting presents itself as suggestive, without imposing a preconceived meaning. It is an invitation to enchantment, to the pleasure of optically savoring each canvas slowly, with delight. It is on large canvases that Thalita says she feels most comfortable, as she can explore the gestural character of her practice with greater freedom and fluidity.”

All the works were produced especially for the exhibition, which remains on display until May 09, 2026. Thalita Hamaoui also participates in “A World Far Away, Nearby and Invisible”, a group show with works selected by the Jorge M. Pérez Collection, which takes place until August of this year at El Espacio 23 in Miami, USA.

Service
Exhibition | Wind Body
From March 19th to May 09st
Monday to Friday, 10am to 19pm; Saturday, from 10am to 15pm