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Ana + Betânia, consisting of Ana Cruz and Maria de Betânia, are Portuguese sculptural ceramic artists known for their surreal and humorous approach to ceramic art. They create visual metaphors that combine tenderness with a twisted, playful brutality.
Ana Cruz and Maria de Betânia were both born in 1983.
Academic Carrer
Ana Cruz and Maria de Betânia began their collaboration in sculptural ceramics as part of an academic research program at Lisbon's Faculty of Fine Arts.
Professional Carrer
The duo started working together in 2012 and are based in Caldas da Rainha, a city renowned for its ceramics. They are known for integrating Portuguese popular ceramics with unconventional, surreal concepts.
Influences
Their work is influenced by Portuguese popular ceramics, but they reinterpret these traditions through a surreal and humorous lens, focusing on deconstructing the human body to create provocative visual metaphors.
