Oscar Arrais founder of Arrais is a textile collage artist transforming reclaimed materials into bold, collectible artworks.
Blending Hearts is a meditation on unity and difference. Forty-eight hearts intersect in pairs across four columns and six rows, forming gentle transitions of colour where they meet. Each intersection reveals something new, showing how individuality can exist beautifully within connection.
This collage speaks about coexistence. It celebrates how people, like colours, can harmonise without losing their essence. Each heart stands strong on its own yet transforms when it touches another, reminding us that empathy and togetherness are what make us whole.
At its core, Blending Hearts is a visual hymn to humanity, an artwork that invites us to see beauty in the spaces where we overlap.
Size: 61 x 61cm
Medium: Textiles on Pine Wooden Panel
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Cangaceiro ao Pôr do Sol captures a quiet moment beneath the soft burn of the Brazilian sunset. The figure stands still, gazing at the fading light, holding within him the solitude and strength of Brazil’s Northeast, the land where I was born.
The work honours the Cangaceiros Nordestinos, the outlaw cowboys of the sertão who roamed the dry backlands of Brazil in the late 1800s and early 1900s. They were both feared and admired, rebels who resisted injustice and fought for survival in a harsh and unforgiving landscape. The Cangaceiros became cultural icons, symbols of freedom and defiance, embodying the spirit of resilience that defines the Northeast.
Clad in leather hats, jackets and boots, they turned necessity into identity. Every piece of leather protected them from the searing sun and the thorny wilderness. Over time, this armour became a mark of pride, strength and belonging. The figure’s gaze into the sunset reflects contemplation and courage, a moment of peace after the struggle of the day.
Cangaceiro ao Pôr do Sol is a portrait of Brazil’s wild heart, proud, raw and eternal, forever standing between survival and hope.
Sol is a radiant tribute to light, gratitude, and the sacred warmth of existence. Infused with the sun’s energy, this piece is a love letter to life, an offering of presence, joy, and alignment with the path I walk.
Details: Portraits of Becoming - Sol
Medium: Collage made of reclaimed materials;
Frame: Oak timber floating frame covered in textiles;
Dimensions: 64 × 64 × 3 cm;
Weight: 3.0 kg;
Edition: Original, one-of-a-kind piece;
Certificate of Authenticity: Yes;
Created: 2024.
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