Brazilian painter Ana Lammbert creates joyful and playful scenes that remind one of childhood fancy. Abstract and utilizing simple lines, Lammbert uses repetition of shape to create a playful ambiance and a fluid rhythm that moves the eye around the canvas in a circular pattern. One may think of Pointillism when first encountering her work, but her pieces refuse the formality and restrictions of such a title. Her use of color and motif brings to mind a nostalgic femininity; one thinks of the texture and pattern of a mother’s skirt as she leads her daughter through the bustling streets of Rio de Janeiro.

The environment has influenced Lammbert in other ways as well; the circular progression of her work echoes the very town in which she has spent most of her life and continues to work. Volta Redonda, or round turn, is so named because of the twisting Paraiba do Sul River in the middle of the city.