Neuza Petti’s work unfolds like a poetic diagnosis. Within it, the mind of an architect—
shaped by the logic of structure and intention—joins forces with the soul of a
watercolorist to craft a memorial to ecocide. Her artistic journey, shaped by masters of
form like Wesley Duke Lee and her command of color under Ubirajara Ribeiro, meets the
Amazon not as a landscape to be portrayed, but as a living body to be listened to—an
organism whose vulnerability is exposed with striking precision.
Her choice of medium is, in itself, a statement of principles. For Neuza, watercolor is the
technique of undeniable truth. “It doesn’t allow for mistakes,” she says. “It shows
everything, in a true way—transparent, like its very essence.” This transparency is not just
aesthetic; it becomes a poetic bioindicator. Just as certain species reflect the health of a
river, Neuza’s watercolor—with its unalterable nature—lays bare the health of the biome.
Every stain is a document. Every layer, an eyewitness account of a story that cannot be
erased.
The water that spreads across the paper reflects the forest’s fragility in the face of fire,
the delicate persistence of green, and the urgency of preservation. For Neuza, the
Amazon is life, memory, and future—a breathing organism, asking for our attention.
Her works are not just seen; they’re felt. One must follow the movement of color, decipher
the intensity of light, and tune in to the silence between washes. Each shade, each
transparency, holds the memory of the forest and the echo of its waters, inviting viewers
to reflect on humanity’s responsibility to nature.
Neuza Petti’s art is, above all, a conversation—between architecture and life, technique
and emotion, precision and freedom. She doesn’t merely reproduce form: she
transforms observation into experience, gesture into awareness, color into resistance.
The viewer is invited to dive into this world of nuance, where contemplation becomes
action and sensitivity becomes care.
In her watercolors, the Amazon isn’t a backdrop—it’s the lead character. Every line is a
call to attention. Every shade of green is a reminder that protecting the forest is
protecting life itself. With both gentleness and power, Neuza reminds us that art is not
just a way of being—it’s a way of resisting and transforming.
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