Quem foi o artista português Luís Noronha da Costa?
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Who was the Portuguese artist Luís Noronha da Costa?
Luís Noronha da Costa (1942-2020) was a Portuguese artist, considered one of the most important representatives of Portuguese contemporary art of the 20th century. Learn more about the artist here.
Exposição com obras de Paula Rego e Josefa de Óbidos
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Exhibition with works by Paula Rego and Josefa de Óbidos
At Casa das Histórias, in Cascais, the exhibition entitled "Paula Rego / Josefa de Óbidos - Religious art in the feminine" shows, until May 23, 115 works by Paula Rego, some of them unpublished, and 21 paintings by Jose de Óbidos. The House of Stories Paula Rego proposes an unusual visit to the work of two visionary and innovative authors, who went beyond pre-established concepts and established their artistic irreverence through the exploration of timeless themes.
Da Anunciação à Adoração: O Natal contado por Paula Rego
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From the Annunciation to Adoration: Christmas told by Paula Rego

On a route built between Portugal and the United Kingdom, Paula Rego asserts himself as one of the most important names in international contemporary art.

Annunciation, Nativity and Adoration are three of the most representative and represented themes of Christian iconography.
In 2002, also Paula Rego would address these themes in a series of eight canvases commissioned by the then President of the Republic Jorge Sampaio for the chapel of the Palace of Belém. In the three paintings with which she begins the Cycle of the Life of the Virgin Mary, the Portuguese artist breaks conventions, leaving us a portrait of the mother of Christ as a woman.

O artista português Nadir Afonso e a harmonia das formas
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The portuguese artist Nadir Afonso and the harmony of forms
Nadir Afonso (1920-2013) is one of the most outstanding figures of 20th century Portuguese painting. His life was guided by a prolific artistic production, to which he associated a theoretical aspect in search of the «absolute» in art. His work went through several stages until he reached abstractionism marked by the work of geometric shapes, in which he saw the only source of harmony, by the clarity of his mathematical laws, a principle to which his incursion into architecture is not alien.
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Rui Unas' choices
With more than 20 years of career, Rui Unas is one of the most respected and recognized television figures in Portugal.Epicurean, convinced lover of beauty and art, Rui Unas has developed withcrazy beauty your most personal project.Discover your selection of Art available at P55.
Quem foi o artista americano Jean-Michel Basquiat?
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Who was the American artist Jean-Michel Basquiat?
In your life Basquiat achieved remarkable notoriety, becoming a prototype of an eccentric and controversial artistic genius, surrendering himself to the arts with rebelliousness, but also to money, fame and power. Discover the life of Jean-Michel Basquiat.
O que foi o surrealismo? Quais são as características?
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What was surrealism? What are the characteristics?
Surrealism is an artistic and literary movement that emerged in the 1920s, led by André Breton. The aim of surrealism is to explore the unconscious and dreams through art and literature. Learn more about this movement.
Ione Omena
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The selection of works by Ione Omena
Born in Maceió and living in Porto since 2008, Ione Omena founded the ioneomena.com in 2013 and since then his blog has become one of the main points of reference for fashion and lifestyle in Portugal.
Discover below the selection of works available at P55 that Ione chose among emerging artists and renowned names in world art.
5 razões para comprar Obra Gráfica
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5 reasons to buy Graphic Artwork

There is good news for the art world: the purchase of graphic work It is growing.We call graphic work the set of works of art that result from the combination of different techniques that the artist applies in a series production. Great artists in the history of art such as Toulouse-Lautrec, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol It is Salvador Dalí produced a lot of graphic work throughout their careers.Today we are going to explain 5 reasons to buy graphic work and why it is a very good idea.

ARTBASEL 2020: o impacto da Covid-19 nas galerias de arte
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ARTBASEL 2020: the impact of Covid-19 on art galleries
Today we look at ARTBASEL's The ArtMarket Report 2020 on the impact of the coronavirus on art galleries. We also analyze the orientation that this specialized sector is taking to face a moment as complex and transformative as the one we are experiencing.
Quem foi a artista portuguesa Maria Helena Vieira da Silva?
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Who was the Portuguese artist Maria Helena Vieira da Silva?
The imaginary of Vieira da Silva it takes place in a dynamism where the parts of the painting do not completely eclipse the composition. Discover more about the life and work of Vieira da Silva here.
Quem é o artista português Vhils?
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Who is the Portuguese artist Vhils?
Every self-respecting artist has a more or less identifiable origin, and with Vhils It could not be otherwise. As he himself mentions,Vhils he made his first graffiti at the age of 12 on the surface of several trains in his city, with the sole intention of painting his tag there.Although uncommissioned street art runs the risk of being sanctioned as an act of vandalism, the reality is thatVhils it was part, unknowingly, of the history of what Americans call tagging or pseudonymous signatures. Learn more about the Portuguese artist here.
O que é a Pop Art? Quais são as características?
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What is Pop Art? What are the characteristics?
Pop Art is an artistic movement that emerged in the United Kingdom and the United States in the mid-20th century, and represented a challenge to traditional “Fine Arts”. Find out more here.
Quem foi o escultor português João Cutileiro?
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Who was the Portuguese sculptor João Cutileiro?
With a new vision of sculptural practice, João Cutileiro (1937-2021) marked the history of Portuguese art by transforming the artistic and cultural landscape of this country. From the end of the 1950s, his marble works marked by experimentalism, eroticism, nature and national history, became visible in the Portuguese public space. «Dom Sebastião de Lagos» (1973) and the monument to the 25th of April, at the top of the Eduardo VII park, in Lisbon, are two sculptures that marked the artistic and political career of João Cutileiro. In addition to the public space, his works were exhibited in several museum spaces and national and international biennials, such as the Unikat-Galerie, in Wuppertal, Germany, the Royal Academy of Arts, in London, the Museum of Lagos (1978), the XV International Biennial of São Paulo, Brazil (1979), among others.