TO CREATE AND TO RECYCLE Ricardo Coacci performs his creative work by himself (autodidact). He considers wood a very noble material and makes use of recycled wood that forms the base of his work. He uses same techniques that was also used by the Brazilian famous sculptor Aleijadinho (1730 - 1814) during the baroque period, which he enriches with his own research, developing a personal technique which is composed by everything he has learned from the design and goldsmiths. Coacci worked as a fashion photographer for 20 years, his work is recognized by major advertising agencies and major media in the State of Minas Gerais as in the rest of the country. He has participated in exhibitions inside Brazil and also in United States.