Tatiana Blass

Brazilian cross-disciplinary contemporary artist (b. 7 November 1979, São Paulo); based in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. Tatiana Blass works with a broad range of media, including video and performance art, and is particularly renowned for her site-specific installations and abstract paintings. Since 1998, Blass has been regularly exhibiting in collective and individual shows across Brazil, South America, and worldwide. Tatiana Blass attended the Art Institute at Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP) between 1998 and 2001, earning her Bachelor's degree. She began a career with abstract paintings, often utilizing collage techniques and focused on highlighting contrasting colors and shapes. Blass subsequently transitioned to broader installation practice, using various materials and real-life objects. In 2004, Blass presented her first site-specific installation at Ateliê397 in Vila Madalena, São Paulo, creating colorful splotches on the gallery's floor and walls. In 2011, she presented Penélope, one of her most acclaimed "site-specific" works, at San Paulo's Morumbi Chapel, with red yarn weaved through the building's walls and garden. As part of her third solo exhibition, Acidente, at Galeria Millan in March 2012, Tatiana Blass staged "Vaga" site-specific installation in the gallery's parking lot, with a sedan car partially "swallowed" by the ground.