Marta Penter was born in Porto Alegre, Brazil in 1957. From an early age she was linked to the world of arts, having attended several schools and art centers. Currently, it has been dedicated to painting in watercolor and oil on canvas. With realistic language explores the theme of the contemporary collective unconscious, with images of ancient objects of personal use of the human figure and a relationship between time and space. Her paintings, usually in large sizes, are characterized by enhancing the effects of light and shadow creating an intimate atmosphere typical of his works. In her last series she has been shedding a new light to man and his world, rescuing the feeling of intimacy which has been lost in a globalized and immediate world.
