The Architect of ResistanceTo understand the art of Sérgio Ferro is to understand a life lived at the intersection of structural precision and profound political upheaval. Born in Curitiba, Brazil, in 1938, Ferro did not merely observe the turbulent landscape of his homeland; he attempted to deconstruct it through both architecture and paint. His early years were defined by a rigorous academic pursuit of architecture and urbanism at the University of São Paulo, yet his professional trajectory was irrevocably altered by the shadows of the Brazilian military dictatorship. As a member of the rad…