selected works
A selection of works that reflect Mylene Costa’s creative and sensitive universe, exploring form, color, and emotion in each piece.
INCEPTA
Pigmented resin sculpture (originally in steel)
90 x 60 x 20 cm
“Incepta” is a work born from the tension between rigidity and fluidity, reflecting the path of the contemporary woman between the firmness imposed by the world and the internal need for transformation. Originally shaped in steel, a material that symbolizes resistance and structure, the sculpture was later transposed into pigmented resin—a choice that emphasizes the search for movement and flexibility. This transition of materials is not merely technical, but conceptual: by exchanging the rigidity of steel for the softness of resin, “Incepta” symbolizes continuous transformation, adaptability, and strength that reveals itself in softness. The sculpture’s abstract form, with its curved lines and absence of figurative traits, invites the viewer to reflect on the feminine essence seeking to manifest beyond expectations of rigidity. It is a piece that elegantly and symbolically synthesizes the dialogue between strength and delicacy, between structure and movement.
TÁCITA
Bronze
14 x 20 cm
In Tácita, Mylene Costa sculpts in bronze the moment when the female body rests upon itself — with no need to speak, explain, or offer. The sculpture embodies a silent, complete presence — where sensuality is not displayed but perceived, like a secret held within the skin. The curves reveal more than form: they speak of silence, memory, and contained desire. This is a body surrendered to its own time, its own gesture, free from any expectation except that of simply being. Awarded 3rd place in Sculpture at the 11th International Visual Arts Salon (SINAP/AIAP), the piece was recognized by a distinguished jury — Oscar D’Ambrosio, Eliana Tsuru, and Márcio Schiavo — reaffirming the symbolic strength of a sculpture that speaks even in silence. Tácita is the absence of noise — and for that, it is pure presence.
TIME RIFT
Automotive resin and internal acrylic paint, 2023
60 × 25 × 20 cm
Fenda do Tempo (Time Rift) is a sculpture that invites the viewer to cross the visible surface of existence and enter hidden layers of delicacy and memory. Its curved, vibrant forms express movement and vitality. The outer body of the piece is painted in intense yellow, symbolizing light, awakening, and vital energy. At its center, the opening reveals an enigmatic passage, contrasting with the luminous exterior and suggesting depth and interiority. The work reflects on the feminine as power: strong on the outside, profound within. It is also an invitation to pause, to contemplate, and to listen to the subtle voices of time — reaffirming the ability of art to unite the visible and the invisible within a single experience.
VITAL IMPULSE
Bronze
18,5 x 15 cm
It was not a project. Nor an experiment. It was a sudden, silent, and absolute urgency. The matter took shape without asking permission, responding to a force older than any intention. In minutes, what had always been latent emerged — as if it had only been waiting for the exact moment to exist. “Vital Impulse” is part of the artist’s personal collection. It marks the inaugural point of an inevitable path — the moment when creation revealed itself not as a choice, but as a vital necessity.
PASSAGE
Resin-coated metal
25,5 cm x 80 cm
Passage is an invitation to reflect on the walk of life - composed of stages, challenges, and achievements. The elongated forms of the sculpture evoke legs in motion, like pillars of strength and perseverance. The subtle curves suggest that paths are never entirely linear but filled with nuances that shape and transform us. With elegance and verticality, the work reveals that every journey can be crossed with courage and mastery, turning each experience into a bridge between who we were and who we are yet to become.
ÉVOA
Bronze
14 x 20 cm
Conceived in 2006 and cast in bronze only in 2021, Évoa remained veiled for years, like a body at rest awaiting its moment. Its name evokes mist and mystery, revealing the female presence as a metaphor for what is kept in silence until it becomes permanence. The contained and delicate lines translate interval into strength, showing that every creation has its own time to emerge.
IVENA
Bronze
8x5 x 19 cm
In Ivena, Mylene Costa shapes the female body in a gesture of introspection and inner intensity. The sculpture embodies the moment when desire, memory, and contemplation converge in silence, transforming into strength. Its lines reveal a profound femininity that finds power in withdrawal and permanence in introspection.
RUBRA
Pigmented resin sculpture (originally in steel)
Rubra emerges as an inaugural explosion of matter, a point where gesture and form condense into sculptural presence. Its strained surfaces seem to capture the instant when matter expands while simultaneously encountering resistance, crystallizing the collision between impulse and restraint. This is not about color but about structure: the work asserts itself through the density of its body, through the solidity that reorganizes space and imposes on the gaze an experience of confrontation Every detail of Rubra preserves the record of a primordial clash, as though the sculpture embodied the physical memory of raw energy. Rather than narrative, it offers event: a field where form and time intersect to establish permanence. It is in this suspended state of origin that the work transcends the condition of object to become pure experience.
HIATO 1133
Pigmented resin sculpture (originally in steel)
In creating Hiato 1133, the artist sought in her research a meeting point between spirituality and knowledge. The sculpture rises as a portal, a fissure that suspends continuity and invites the viewer into a transformative experience. The title is not merely a cipher: 11 refers to the opening of paths, the spiritual dimension guiding the creative gesture; 33 is linked to teaching, transmission, and shared manifestation. Together, they expand the reading of the work as a crossing — not only formal but existential. Thus, Hiato 1133 symbolizes the passage between matter and idea, between silence and revelation. More than form, it offers the viewer a transport: an invitation to contemplate permanence born from fracture, and knowledge emerging from sensorial experience.
Hispanidad Pinta
White’s Art Gallery | Miami, United States
Collective Exhibition at White’s Art Gallery.
Hexart
ALESP | São Paulo, Brazil
Collective exhibition featuring award-winning artists.
Artists Throughout the World (September/2025)
Museu Correios | Brasília, BrazilCollective exhibition at the Museu Correios
White’s Art Gallery (September/2025)
White’s Art Gallery | Miami, United States
Collective Exhibition celebrating the 14th Anniversary of White’s Art Gallery
Art in Transit (August/2025)
Galeria Atelier Tsuru | São Paulo, Brasil
Collective exhibition at Atelier Tsuru Gallery.
Artio Gallery (August/2025)
Artio Gallery | Toronto, Canadá
International gallery recognized for showcasing contemporary artists from around the world.
XV International Salon of Visual Arts SINAP/AIAP (July/2025)
Municipal Chamber of São Paulo | São Paulo, Brasil
Art Salon – 2nd Place in Sculpture.
Artists Throughout the World (May/2025)
Espacio Gallery | Londres, Reino Unido
International Group Exhibition
Ser Mulher (March/2024)
Tribunal Regional Federal da 1ª Região | Brasília, Brasil
Institutional Exhibition curated by Eliana Tsuru and Paco de Assis
Olhar — 2nd edition (November/2023)
Municipal Chamber of São Paulo | São Paulo, Brasil
Group show focused on feminine visual poetics.
XII International Salon of Visual Arts SINAP/AIAP (June/2022)
Centro Cultural de Mogi Mirim | São Paulo, Brasil
Institutional exhibition organized by SINAP-ESP.
Pan Techné (March/2022)
Museu Correios | Brasília, Brasil
Art and Technology in Dialogue
Brazil In Focus - Barcelona (March/2022)
Galeria Imaginarte | Barcelona, Espanha
International exposure of contemporary Brazilian art.
Brazil In Focus — Paris (March/2022)
Galerie Artes | Paris, França
International exhibition of Brazilian art.
Mirada Latinoamericana Actual – 2nd edition (January/2022)
Museu Municipal de Socorro | São Paulo, Brasil
Continuation of the Latin American project with expanded curation
XI International Salon of Visual Arts SINAP/AIAP (October/2021)
Centro Cultural Prof. Lauro Monteiro | São Paulo, Brasil
Art Salon – 3rd Place in Sculpture
Mirada Latinoamericana Actual (October/2021)
Galeria Cia Arte Cultura | São Paulo, Brasil
Latin American group exhibition focusing on identity and territory
awards
Awards that highlight Mylene Costa’s journey, valuing her unique artistic expression and the sensitivity her works evoke.
