JORGE SELARÓN 2/4 – In 1990, Selarón began renovating devastated steps that ran along the front of his house. At first, neighbours mocked him for his choice of colours, as he covered the steps in fragments of blue, green and yellow tiles – the colours of the Brazilian flag. What started out as a side-project to his main passion, painting, changed and became his life work and his obsession. Steps are covered with more than 2000 tiles. Originally the tiles for the work were scavenged from various construction sites and piles of urban waste found on the Rio streets. Since 1977 Selarón claimed to have sold over 25,000 portraits, all featuring the same pregnant woman which mostly funded his work. He accepted donations from locals and travelers to continue his long and exhaustive work, but he continued on and covered St Teresa staircase in tiles, ceramics and mirrors.
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