Antonio Obá investigates the influence and contradictions within the cultural construction of Brazil, giving rise to an act of resistance and reflection on the idea of national identity. Obá utilizes icons present in Brazilian culture as allusions to racial and political identity, exploring iconic historical and sometimes religious subjects within his sculpture, painting, installations, and performance. Obá’s own body is central to his research, questioning the eroticization of the black male body and the construction of his own identity.