His passion for painting goes back to his childhood, when he spent hours on end watching his grandfather paint in his studio and also due to the underworld of the city of Lisbon — strongly influenced at the time by graffiti practices. He started spray painting walls on the streets at the age of 11, with the artistic nameBordalo II, in honor and highlight the artistic legacy of his grandfather Artur Real Bordalo (1925-2017).
Federal agents charged a dealer in Palm Beach, Florida, with wire fraud, mail fraud and money laundering for selling allegedly counterfeit works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Andy Warhol, Roy Lichtenstein and other artists for millions of dollars. Through the Danieli Fine Art and Galerie Danieli galleries, Daniel Elie Bouaziz sold reproductions of works of art stamped with fake seals of authenticity.
José Guimarães was born in 1939 in the birthplace of Portugal – Guimarães, where he lived until he was 22, when he moved to Lisbon to pursue his studies in engineering, drawing and engraving. Discover seven facts about the fantastic Portuguese artist.
A visitor, disguised in a wig and in a wheelchair, threw a pie at the famous portrait of Gioconda, which hit the glass that protects the painting. Before being expelled, he asked: "Think about the Earth". The man was in a wheelchair and wore a woman's black wig, the necessary disguise to get as close as possible to the woman. Mona Lisa, the famous painting by Leonardo da Vinci that is on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. The hall was full, as it happens every day when hundreds of visitors gather around the famous painting.. This time, visitors ended up capturing an unusual moment: when the person in the wheelchair got up and, suddenly, threw a pie towards the painting.
What's new in the world of the party in June? Do you want to know what are the exhibitions during this month? Novelties in the artistic world multiply in such a way that, as we realize it, events have already happened. Discovering a new space to visit seems simple, but it can turn into a complicated task. So that you can enjoy spring in the best way, P55 put together a list of five art exhibitions that took place during June. Do you already have plans for next month? Take a look at this guide and discover the perfect proposal for you.
In constant movement and creation, Júlio Pomar (1926-2018) is one of the most renowned Portuguese artists of the 20th century. During his long creative career, his works addressed issues and themes such as: protest, eroticism, fado, bullfighting, literature, mythology, the Xingu Indians of Brazil, Don Quixote, portraits and animals. Belonging to the third generation of modernists, Júlio Pomar is an artist with works ranging from
The Portuguese artist Artur Bordalo (1987), known asBordalo II, became famous for using street garbage to create stunning animal sculptures, with the purpose of alerting people about pollution and all kinds of species that are endangered.
Klein's interest in the physical and psychological properties of the color blue began when he was just nineteen.In 1948, Klein began to explore the sublime, thus creating the sublime monochrome paintings.It was with these powerfully simple works that Klein was able to establish his reputation as one of the most radical and innovative postwar artists.
The life of the beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) is as dramatic and extraordinary as any television show and will soon be the plot of one, reportsthe Variety. The artist's estate, together with BTF Media, based in Miami, is producing a television series based on the life and work of Frida Kahlo. The goal is "to present a unique perspective based on what her family knows about her and show how she really lived her life”, said the great-niece of the painter, Mara Romeo Kahlo.
Every year, the International Museum Day is celebrated, since May 18, 1977, at the proposal of ICOM - International Council of Museums, with the aim of promoting, among society, a reflection on the role of Museums. P55 put together a list of ten institutions in Portugal, mentioning the exhibitions to start the celebrations during this weekend.
A crisis can make fortunes lose (and gain), but a painting by a great painter always manages to resist the erosion caused by the passage of time. Even in periods of exaggerated inflation due to the meteoric rise in raw material prices. Discover five reasons to invest in the famous PortuguesePaula Rego.
the vaticanwill inaugurate an NFT gallery, to make all art, manuscripts and other objects held in the collection available to the general public. The project is a collaboration between Sensorium, a VR company, and Humanity 2.0, a Vatican-led non-profit organization that finds itself working towards "human flourishing," according to its website.
Dadaism was an art movement formed during World War I in Zurich as a reaction to the horrors and madness of war. The art, poetry and performance produced by dada artists is often satirical and nonsensical in nature. Dadaist artists felt that war challenged all aspects of a society.
Europe Day commemorates the signing of the 'Schuman Declaration' on May 9, 1950. An ambitious plan to secure long-term peace in post-war Europe that is considered the beginning of what is now the European Union. The importance of working for peace in Europe is even more evident when we highlight our unity and solidarity with Ukraine. In May, the EU institutions invite people to a wide range of online and face-to-face activities in all EU Member States, as well as at the headquarters of the EU institutions in Brussels, Luxembourg and Strasbourg. As the European Year of Youth 2022 highlights Europe's young people and with citizens' voices amplified by the Conference on the Future of Europe, there has never been a better time to come together, discuss the challenges we all face and create a better future for Europe. that works for everyone. Explore artists who have been transforming the European art paradigm recently.