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| I met Roberta
Hollanda in Belo Horizonte, Brazil in late 2009
where I visited at the invitation of the Brazilian
government to present a program to Brazilian
artists on exporting their artwork. Of
the dozens of artists I also met with
individually, I was quite taken with the sculpture
of Roberto Hollanda. His unique sculptures
of men and women are made of black ceramic and
decorated with goat skin, ornaments cut from
coconut shell and fibers, and seeds.
(Brazilian artists are among the most resourceful
on the planet.) Hollanda pays homage to the
three races that formed the Brazilian nation: the
indigenous, the Europeans, and the Africans. These are the only
Roberto Hollanda sculptures I know of in the United
States. I hope you enjoy them as much as I
do! ~ Roy Saper |
 Woman with skirt made of ceramic balls Unique ceramic sculpture 21" tall Sorry, sold for $475 |
 Woman with skirt made of ceramic balls Detail |
 Woman with skirt made of ceramic balls Detail |
 Man with skirt made of ceramic balls Unique ceramic sculpture 21 1/4" tall Sorry, sold for $475 |
 Man with skirt made of ceramic balls Detail |
 Man with rattan skirt (A) Unique ceramic sculpture 24 1/2" tall $445 |
 Man with rattan skirt (A) Detail |
 Man with rattan skirt (B) Unique ceramic sculpture 25" tall $445 |
 Man with rattan skirt (B) Detail |
 Woman with reeds skirt Unique ceramic sculpture 36" tall $580 |
 Woman with reeds skirt Detail |
 Man with reeds skirt Unique ceramic sculpture 37" tall $580 |
 Man with reeds skirt Detail |
 Translator Arianee, Roy Saper, artist Roberto Hollanda in Brazil |
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