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In a practice now spanning three decades, Adriano Costa has embodied a playful yet critical approach to materiality, form, and social context. Working primarily with found and everyday objects, the artist transforms discarded materials-such as fabrics, furniture, metal, and plastic-into sculptural assemblages that question notions of value, taste, and authorship. His process often embraces imperfection, humor, and spontaneity, creating works that appear casual or improvised but carry deep social and cultural resonance. Costa's art merges the aesthetics of resourcefulness and informality found in urban street life with a conceptual critique of global consumer culture.