Thales Pomb (1989) is a visual artist whose practice focuses on oil painting, exploring the thresholds between the real and the imagined, the material and the spiritual. Born in Brasília, his works engage deeply with the Cerrado biome and the elements that compose the landscape and emotional memory of his place of origin.
In his current research, Thales investigates the concept of the “in-between place” — a transitional space that inhabits the twilight between opposites: light and shadow, life and death, humor and reverence. He seeks to share this twilight as the crack in the world, a space where the observer cannot define whether it is dawn or dusk, and where time becomes undetermined. This dusk, filled with ambiguity, is one of the dimensions that fascinates him most, inviting the viewer to experience this moment of suspended time that his work proposes.
Thales sees his painting as carrying a spiritual light, which veils more than it reveals. The images
unfold over time, at the rhythm of the viewer, with no intention to provide definitive answers or reveal the work in its entirety. The interaction between the colors, which form this light, is a fundamental element in his work, creating a visual experience in constant formation.
With a rich palette of earthy tones that evoke the red earth of the Cerrado, Thales often incorporates figures such as horses and cypress trees, symbols of transition and renewal. His work also explores the landscapes of the Cerrado, a region he has inhabited since childhood and where his parents currently live, in Chapada dos Veadeiros. These elements invite the viewer to enter a zone of doubt and contemplation, distant from literal narratives but close to imagination and the unknown.
1989 – Born in Brasília, Brazil
Lives and works in São Paulo
PUBLIC COLLECTIONS
– Department of Culture of Atibaia, Brazil
– Chamber of Deputies – Cultural Center, Brasília, Brazil
SOLO SHOWS
2023 – terra/brasília, Centro Cultural Câmara dos Deputados, Brasília, Brazil
2015 – Sobre o Infinito e outras coisas, Sesc 504 Sul, Brasília, Brazil
2014 – Apoteose, Tigers Saloon, Brasília, Brazil
2014 – Hilo de la Vida, Collage Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain
GROUP SHOWS (Selected)
2024 – 28º Salão Anapolino de Arte, Galeria Sibasolly, Anápolis, Brazil
2024 – O mistério das coisas por baixo das pedras e dos seres, Museu Histórico da Cidade, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 – Diálogos Contemporâneos, Museu de Arte Sacra, São Paulo, Brazil
2024 – Pequenos Formatos, Galeria Sílvia Cintra +4Box, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 – Revoada, Galeria Anita Schwartz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2024 – 16º Salão Nacional de Artes de Itajaí, Brazil
2024 – AR: Acervo Rotativo, Museu de Arte de Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
2023 – 20º Salão de Artes Visuais de Jataí, Brazil
2023 – 22º Encontro de Artes Plásticas, Atibaia, Brazil
2023 – 3º Salão de Artes de Guararema, Brazil
2023 – 68º Salão de Belas Artes de Piracicaba, Brazil
2023 – Nenhum Lugar Agora, Edifício Vera, São Paulo, Brazil
2022 – 28º Salão de Artes Visuais de Vinhedo, Brazil
2022 – Dança de Encontros, Edifício Vera, São Paulo, Brazil
2022 – Cinzas da Floresta, Galpão Pimp my Carroça, São Paulo, Brazil
2019 – Fuori Salone, Milan, Italy
2018 – Wanted Design, New York, USA
2017 – FabLab CCSP, São Paulo, Brazil
2017 – Pimp my Carroça, Oca Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
2016 – Expo Santiago Ilustrado, Santiago, Chile
2016 – 2ª Mostra de Arte Urbana, Complexo Cultural Cora Coralina, Goiânia, Brazil
2015 – Das Raízes às Pontas, Cine Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
2015 – Brasília sem Planos, Galeria Luis Maluf, São Paulo, Brazil
ART FAIRS
2025 – SP-Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
2024 – SP-Arte, São Paulo, Brazil
2024 – SP-Arte, Rotas Brasileiras, São Paulo, Brazil
AWARDS
2023 – Acquisition Prize, 1st Place – 22nd Meeting of Visual Arts, Atibaia, Brazil
2023 – Honorable Mention – 68th Fine Arts Salon, Piracicaba, Brazil
2023 – Honorable Mention – 3rd Salon of Arts, Guararema, Brazil