Xico Chaves is a multifaceted artist whose pictorial production is organized into thematic and conceptual series, created with minerals, natural pigments, and acrylic resin collected on expeditions throughout Brazil. His work, which ranges from painting and poetic objects to performance, poetry, and video art, reflects on life, art, and politics. Internationally recognized, Xico maintains a practice marked by experimentation and the fusion of languages, establishing himself as a unique figure in contemporary Brazilian art.