Simone DeSousa’s abstract painting works emerge from the artist’s ongoing interest in the investigations of
the nature of reality, combining different references such as ancient yoga and modern science’s study of the
phenomenon of consciousness. In deliberate visual juxtapositions that oscillate between minimal gestures and
intricate compositions, the works point to the inseparability of the seemingly opposite stages of emptiness and
manifestation. The bases of the works, integral to the compositions themselves, defy the limitations of the edge
and expose the base material itself, suggesting relationships both inward and outward-moving.

SIMONE DESOUSA
Brazilian-born artist Simone DeSousa has held her studio practice in Detroit since 1999. She has exhibited
extensively in the Detroit area and nationally, and her work is part of several private and public collections,
including the University of Michigan, Henry Ford Health System, GM Design, Burris Law, Compuware,
BonSecours Hospital, Precision Capital, and Luciano Benetton Collection. She is also the founder of Matéria
Gallery and EDITION, a Detroit gallery and art project that has played a pivotal role in supporting contemporary
art and design in the city for the past twelve years. DeSousa holds a bachelor’s degree in architecture from the
University of Brasilia, Brazil.

Read interview with Simone for SLICE, June 2016. Download interview PDF.