Regina Silveira has helped to shape the landscape of contemporary Brazilian art. Since the late 1950s, the artist has been a key figure in the evolution of artistic research, paving the way for the development of different fields of image representation and composition. She is recognized for her research on the norms of visuality, such as principles of perspective, three-dimensionality, and the study of shadows.

Since the late 1980s, the artist has been using porcelain in her repertoire. Although identical to those used in our daily lives, these pieces are devoid of any utilitarian character. This selection of works aptly illustrates the artist’s ceramic vocabulary, featuring bowls, plates, cups, saucers, jugs, tureens, and teapots. The imagery applied to them, including footprints and handprints, expresses the tension between touch and caution due to their fragile nature.

Since the mid-2000s, Regina Silveira has been using the hand as a sign in her research. Cut-outs of hands and gestures have thus gained different meanings in the artist’s work, many of which refer to art itself. Her Touch series is an unfolding of this research, where she uses various media and supports, extensively explored by the artist over the years.