The exhibition takes its title from the Latin ‘gravitas’, which simultaneously refers to physical weight and a sense of ethical seriousness.

Piero Atchugarry Gallery is pleased to announce Gravitas Act I & II by brazilian artist Tulio Pinto in collaboration with brazilian photographer Eduardo Rezende. Tulio Pinto’s sculptural practice has long been rooted in the poetic tensions of material weight, balance, and resistance— forces that, while omnipresent, often go unnoticed. In Gravitas, Pinto expands upon these core investigations by introducing a new element into his visual and conceptual lexicon: the human body. Across two distinct yet interrelated bodies of work introduced in separate gallery spaces— monumental black-and- white photographic portraits and gravity- defying sculptural installations—Gravitas makes the intangible force of weight and equilibrium visible, pushing the limits of perception and material expectations.

The exhibition takes its title from the Latin gravitas, which simultaneously refers to physical weight and a sense of ethical seriousness. This dual meaning underpins Pinto's approach: his sculptures do not foolishly simulate or suggest tension; they genuinely enact it. His materials— glass, steel, stone—are not manipulated to deceive the eye but rather to challenge preconceptions about strength, fragility, and the laws of physics. In selected works presented in Gravitas, the tension between form and force is extended beyond inanimate structures to human subjects, marking a significant evolution in Pinto's work.

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