{"id":385972,"date":"2025-04-11T16:58:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/?p=385972"},"modified":"2025-04-11T16:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-11T19:58:21","slug":"brazilian-art-in-saudi-arabia-competes-for-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/brazilian-art-in-saudi-arabia-competes-for-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Brazilian art in Saudi Arabia competes for award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>S\u00e3o Paulo \u2013 The installation <em>Sfumato<\/em> by Brazilian artist Karola Braga is one of the finalists for the 11<sup>th<\/sup> Art and Olfaction Awards 2025, the leading international award dedicated to olfactory creation as an art form. Braga\u2019s artwork was on display between February and March last year in the desert of AlUla, a city in northern Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In her creation for <em>Sfumato<\/em>, Braga explored the natural essence of the AlUla region, known as the Incense Route due to its role as a trade path for spices between the 7<sup>th<\/sup> and 12<sup>th<\/sup> centuries. To achieve this, she used the desert itself as the protagonist of her artistic creation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While speaking with ANBA during <em>Sfumato<\/em>&#8216;s exhibition, the artist said: \u201cIn my works, scent takes center stage. So, in designing the visual and structural aspects of the project\u2014the giant censer\u2014I aimed for full integration with the landscape, ensuring that the aroma remained the focal point of the piece.\u201d Myrrh and frankincense were the two fragrances dispersed into the air by the Brazilian artist\u2019s installation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/desertx.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Desert X<\/a><\/em> exhibition, which featured Karola Braga\u2019s <em>Sfumato<\/em>, was created in California in 2017 and has editions in Coachella Valley, in the United States, as well as in AlUla. The 2024 edition was curated by Brazilian Marcello Dantas, who invited Braga to exhibit, and Lebanese Maya El Khalil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The award, granted by the Institute for Art and Olfaction, based in Los Angeles, California, has three categories: Artisan, Independent, and Experimental. Braga is competing in the Experimental category. She is up against contenders from the U.S., Australia, Argentina, and Switzerland, all with olfactory art creations. The Artisan and Independent categories are contested by perfumers and their creations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Read more<\/em>:<br><a href=\"https:\/\/anba.com.br\/en\/artwork-by-brazilian-explores-fragrances-of-desert\/\">Artwork by Brazilian explores fragrances of desert<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Translated by Guilherme Miranda<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"credits-overlay\" data-target=\".wp-image-385977\">Supplied<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Installation \u201cSfumato\u201d by Karola Braga was part of the Desert X exhibition in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Now, it is competing for the top olfactory art award in Los Angeles. The winner will be announced in May.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2316,"featured_media":385977,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[89,114],"tags":[52922,9802,52920,52921,52918,52919],"class_list":{"0":"post-385972","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-culture","8":"category-news","9":"tag-aiula","10":"tag-art-en-2","11":"tag-desert-x-2","12":"tag-karola-braga-2","13":"tag-olfactory-art","14":"tag-sfumato-2"},"wps_subtitle":"Installation \u201cSfumato\u201d by Karola Braga was part of the Desert X exhibition in AlUla, Saudi Arabia. Now, it is competing for the top olfactory art award in Los Angeles. 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