Tiago Tebet (b.1986 São Paulo) is an artist living and working in Brazil. Through Tebet's practice, we are faced, if not confronted by a frustration. His textural partings are composed of strong gestures and go through an aggressive process of scratching away the paint.

Through the energy of sanding layers of paint and decisions, we are left with two opposite images in one single painting. His bamboo curtain series - which are a common architectural object in Brazil - are meant to be turned upside down and reveal the two sides of life in Brazil. A silent but clear message that Brazil is in a state of shift and turmoil. Tebet lives amongst 20 million others in Sao Paulo and is one of many artists that are conflicted by the unrest and exuberant beauty of the country. His work is not a celebration, but a sombre statement, which highlights the duplicity which Brazilian artists are confronted with every day.

Tebet received his Bachelor of Visual Arts from the Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado. He co-participated at the Biennial o Art o Sao Paulo, 2008 and at the Biennials of Rio de Janeiro and Mercosul in Porto Alegre, 2015. Tebet has exhibited his works in Casa Vazia, in São Paulo, 2008, the Museum of Art of Ribeirão Preto, MARP, 2011 and the Institute Tomie Ohtake, Sao Paulo, 2017.