Neyde Lantyer “Portraits” 7.03 – 6.04.2002

Neyde Lantyer from Brazil has been taking photographs for the last 10 years. The portraits she shows at Gallery WM are characterized by strong colors and excessive light, where one might suspect emotions through faces, gestures and light. After showing her work frequently in her home country this will be her first individual exhibition in The Netherlands.

About the Artist and her Work
NEYDE LANTYER – Photographer
I was born in a small town in the state of Bahia, in Brazil, and raised in its capital, Salvador, one of the most important cities in the country, where I lived until a few years ago, before I came to Europe.

My formal education, in the 80’s, included four years at the Universidade Catolica do Salvador studying Social Work, four years at the School of Journalism of the Universidade Federal da Bahia and a couple more years in the Art School of the same university, studying Fine Arts…

My first contact with taking pictures was in the School of Journalism, but my real interest in photography began in 1991, in the Art School. Especially in the beginning, I was influenced by photographers such as Robert Maplethorpe and artists like Andy Warhol, and more recently the photographers Nan Goldin and Miguel Rio Branco are my favorites. Over the years I have turned my focus mainly on portraiture and photographing people in their day to day life.

These images of the show “NEYDE LANTYER – Portraits”, taken in the last two years, are portraits of friends and anonymous persons, featuring movement and instant emotions under dramatic light and extreme colours. It is a kind of aesthetic that impresses my eyes and my feelings in such a way that it is impossible for me to detach it from my art work.
Since 1992 my work has been shown in several collective exhibitions, and five solo exhibitions, all in my home country. In Amsterdam, I exhibited two times in collective shows. This will be my first solo exhibition in town, followed by another one in April.

Neyde Lantyer