José de Ribamar Matos Júnior

Name: José de Ribamar Matos Júnior Name as visual artist: RibaxéThe nickname Ribaxé, appears in the years 90 with my participation in the plate axé of the DCE of UFMA from which I was part, acting in the student movement. With the passing of time I incorporated the nickname as an artistic attribute and I have been developing my works and signing my visual works of art like this.The Neopalafitas works arise from a concern that for years has been provoking my look and visual and aesthetic sense about the palafites of the Ilhinha in the neighborhood of São Francisco, where it abstracts for a conceptual and artistic proposal based on the style Neoplastic.Parents: José de Ribamar Matos and Idalcy Gomes MatosBirth: 01/05/1965/TaurinoTraining: Product designer (UFMA), specialist in ergonomics by UFPE/UFMA and strategic design by Criad/MILAN-Italy/Sebrae/IFMA-PhD student in Education, humanities and Arts from the National University of Rosario Central – Argentina.Name: José de Ribamar Matos JúniorName as visual artist: RibaxéThe nickname Ribaxé, appears in the years 90 with my participation in the plate axé of the DCE of UFMA from which I was part, acting in the student movement. With the passing of time I incorporated the nickname as an artistic attribute and I have been developing my works and signing my visual works of art like this.The Neopalafitas works arise from a concern that for years has been provoking my look and visual and aesthetic sense about the palafites of the Ilhinha in the neighborhood of São Francisco, where it abstracts for a conceptual and artistic proposal based on the style Neoplastic.Professional performance:- Professor of the Academic Design Department (DDE) of IFMA, in the courses of furniture design and visual communication- Instructor and researcher at the CVT Shipyard School of Maranhão in the construction of traditional vessels of Maranhão- Worked in the Visual Arts and Interior Design courses at Pronatec / Ifma Campus Monte Castelo- Freelance graphic designer for over 20 years- Visual Artist for over 15 years- Exhibitions: = Tropicálios at the Trapiche Santo Ângelo Gallery / Historical Center / August 2015= 'Feminine Plural', in the Trapiche Santo Ângelo Gallery (Historic Center) / March 2013= Tribute to the works of the Italian artist Piero Fornasseti / Gallery of the Attorney General's Office - São Luís / MaBIBLIOGRAPHIC PRODUCTIONS• Participation in the book Embarcações do Maranhão. São Paulo: Horizonte / 1999.• Participation in the book of the Advanced Training Program of Multipliers in Strategic Design. São Paulo / 2005• Participation and coordination in the Rescue and Registration of the Technical Documentation of the Coastal Canoe Type Cúter. 2012.