About The Artist:
Helder Batista
Born and educated solely through self-tutoring, Helder Batista now lives and works in Cahors as a self-employed artist specializing in self portraiture. Formerly working as an ambulance driver, he was profoundly moved by society's disparate treatment of different populations within it. Helder Batista employs transdisciplinary approaches such as sculpture, inclusions, neon, and installation to explore social phenomena and reveal them through...
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About The Medium:
Oil
Process of painting with pigments with a medium of drying oil as the binder. Commonly used drying oils include linseed oil, poppy seed oil, walnut oil, and safflower oil.