Created mostly in 2008, this collection comprises over fifteen musically inspired compositions, born from the landscapes of Lagamar—the vast interior bay of Paranaguá/Guaraqueçaba, where shifting tides carve navigable paths through the lush Atlantic Forest.

In these pieces, I arrange vegetation like harmonic chords, blending the textures of water, forest, and clouds into a visual symphony. The series is a testament to how a body of work can reveal a subtle, collective beauty—one that emerges more powerfully when the drawings are seen together rather than individually.

Each piece carries its own quiet elegance, presenting an open, serene panorama where the rippling water plays a key role. Yet the true focus rests on the delicate fringe of forest lining the bay’s flooded edges—an understated detail that becomes profoundly moving in context.

When exhibited together in Japan in 2008 (the only time the full series was shown), the grandeur of the panorama became strikingly evident. The interplay between the slender strips of land and the vastness of the water created a breathtaking sense of scale—one that lingers in memory.

Today, all original drawings from the series reside in private collections, with the largest piece held in the permanent collection of the Oscar Niemeyer Museum (MON). As a result, FINE ART PRINTS ARE NOW THE ONLY WAY TO REUNITE A GROUP OF THESE WORKS —and to recapture the immersive beauty of Lagamar’s expanse through a curated set.
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New drawing, graphite on paper, 19,69×27,56 in (50×70cm), 2024 (available via DM).

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Another detail of a drawing of the previous post, now with the study after Da Vinci's first known drawing. The first image is my drawing with the Leonardo study, graphite on paper, 70x100cm, 2016. The 2nd one, is the Leonardo drawing.
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Detail of a drawing with studies after Monet and Da Vinci. The first image is my drawing with the Monet study, graphite on paper, 70x100cm, 2016. The 2nd one, is the Monet painting. The original drawing is 70x140cm and the remaining part (not showed here) has the study after one of the first drawings by Leonardo.

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This is the "Dryades" series of 6 large drawings. Graphite on paper, 150×150cm (59×59in), each.
All these landscapes are constructed, they are imaginary places.

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The drawing "Salto Morato, Guaraqueçaba, em 3, 4 planos ou mais" (salto morato, guaraqueçaba, crossed by 3, 4 planes or even more), 2007, graphite on paper, 110x150cm.


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See this drawing series at
https://franciscofaria.com/series/grande_paisagem_brasileira

Fine art print of the drawing "Mar Alto", 80x75cm, medium size, mineral pigments on Hahnemühle German Etching 310gsm paper, signed by the artist, and accompanied by a certificate of authenticity. See the original drawing at https://www.franciscofaria.com/series/grandes_polipticos
#seascape #drawing #graphiteonpaper #fineartprint #contemporaryart #contemporarydrawing #brazilianart #franciscofariaart #franciscofaria #opensea #wave #largedimensiondrawings

Um desenho antigo, de 1986, cuja documentação consegui reaver agora. "Caiobá", 35×50cm, grafite sobre papel. (coleção privada).
An early drawing, 1986 (private collection)
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A drawing ("Itororó 1B) and some details of it. Graphite on paper, 150×150cm.
The details show how the drawing is done.
O desenhk e detalhes do desenho "Itororó IB"; os detalhes mostram como o traço é feito.
#desenho #drawing #graphiteonpaper #graphite #franciscofaria #natureza #nature #landscape #paisagem #waterfall #cachoeira #largescaledrawing #mataatlantica #rainforest #braziliandrawing #contemporarydrawing
#lapissobrepapel #franciscofariaart

"Itororó 4", a drawing from my "dryades" series, 150x150cm, graphite on paper, 2019.
The dryades series is a new approach on the first Brazilian Atlantic Forest landscape drawings I've done on the 1990s.
Info at: www.franciscofaria.com

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"Selva do interior", o desenho de uma samaúma amazônica, a "árvore da vida", grafite sobre papel,150×150 cm.

Amazon trpical forest. We are creating a hell inside the heaven we have. This must stop.

#desenho #graphite #graphiteonpaper #drawing #landscape #paisagem #holistic #franciscofaria #paradiseonearth #braziliandrawing #brazilianart #amazonia #samauma #amazonjungle #brazilianlandscape #ideallandscape #contemporarydrawing

1994, 38yo, I was among 8 other great (and older) artists (some of them really masters of Brazilian art) in the first exhibition of Brazilian contemporary art on paper @ Yan Huang Art Museum in Beijing, China. It was promoted by the Brazilian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in commemoration of the 20th anniversary of the beginning of diplomatic relations between Brazil and China. 30 years after that, we are BRICS. I hope to return soon, with a new exhibition.
#artexhibition #drawing #graphiteonpaper #artonpaper #brazil #china #yanhuangartmuseum #franciscofaria #franciscofariaart #landscapedrawings

"Onde o céu encontra a terra I" (Where the sky meets earth I), graphite on paper, 2005, 70x50cm
This ddawing is from a series created to poems by Josely Vianna Baptista for a solo exhibition at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, 2005.

#drawing #graphiteonpaper #franciscofariaart #artandpoetry #orphism #brazilianart #contemporarydrawing #institutotomieohtake #joselyviannabaptista

Drawing from a series called Suíte atlântica: "Ilha antes do levante", 2022, graphite on paper, 70x100cm.
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One more drawing. This is a large one.
"Estudo para corpo flórido (seg. Rory McEwen)", 1996, graphite on paper, 150x150cm.
Fundação Cultural de Curitiba, permanent collection
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"Bellflower after Blossfeldt" a drawing from 1995, graphite on paper, 40×40cm.
This series of flower drawings was part of an exhibition in Brazil in 1995 (2nd image), named "Poros Flóridos" (Florid Pores); some walls had poetry by Josely Vianna Baptista

#estudos #drawing #graphiteonpaper #franciscofariaart #studyafter #artandpoetry
#flower #blossfeldt #museuguidoviaro #joselyviannabaptista

"Serra Geral", 2016, graphite on paper, 140x100cm.
#graphiteonpaper #graphite #desenho #desenhobrasileiro #grafitesobrepapel #camposgerais #serrageral #contemporarydrawing #franciscofaria #franciscofariaart #largescaledrawing #braziliandrawing #brazilianart #galeriabolsadearte #landscape #paisagem #paisagemquimerica

"Primeiro Florescimento", 2023, graphite on paper, 50x65cm, "Atlantic suite" series
#desenho #drawing #graphiteonpaper #graphite #franciscofaria #natureza #nature #landscape #paisagem #mataatlantica #rainforest #braziliandrawing #contemporarydrawing

"Onde o céu encontra a terra I", graphite on paper, 2005, 70x50cm
This work is from a series of drawings created to poems by Josely Vianna for a solo exhibition at Instituto Tomie Ohtake, São Paulo, 2005.

#drawing #graphiteonpaper #franciscofariaart #artandpoetry #orphism #brazilianart #contemporarydrawing