fado singer and actress, Amália Rodrigues, dFrom an early age he showed a taste for singing, having his professional debut in 1939. It quickly became a success, being headliner in several venues. From the beginning of the 1950s, Amália Rodrigues performed several national but especially international tours,starting a career unmatched by any other Portuguese artist.Discover in this article seven little-known facts about one of the unavoidable figures in the history of Fado.
On Sunday, August 15th, the Taliban took over Afghanistan's presidential palace after President Ashraf Ghani fled the country. This development marked the total collapse of the Afghan government, after President Joe Biden announced the withdrawal of US forces from the country.When the Taliban ruled the country from 1996 to 2001, creating art was a dangerous act. This organization destroyed the giant carved Buddha statues of Bamiyan and banned all artistic depictions of the human form. What will be the future of the citizens of this country?
Photography emerged in the 19th century, a period in which painting and sculpture were the major forms of expression.From the 1970s onwards, with a greater incidence in the 1980s, the camera invaded the territory of Art, that is, cultural spaces such as museums and galleries, thus leaving practically in the background the documentary aspect of the representation of reality. While in the artistic world there was a certain uncertainty about this new machine, in the area of communication it was received as a great ally.To celebrate World Photography Day, P55 presents in this article five artists who have transformed the world art scene through their photographic representations.
In the Plastic Arts, the theme of animals is recurrent, since the beginning of humanity due to the constant interest of Man in representing them due to cultural, historical, social, religious, scientific and ethical factors. In order to understand how the society of each respective era approached animal representation, in this article we go through creative and social terms, from the beginning of humanity to the present day.
Militant and staunch supporter of the Surrealist movement, Mário Cesariny de Vasconcelos (1923-2006) wrote, painted and drew, in exactly this order, from the age of 19. His work, both poetic and plastic, contributes to the construction of contemporary history. The painter stood out in the artistic panorama by rejecting any technical and formal concerns, having been the first to create a surrealist collage in post-war Portugal. His career was intense, with the two areas, visual arts and writing, continually interconnecting, as his poems gave rise to paintings and vice versa.Discover part of his vast poetic work through the five excerpts published in this article.
Screen printing is a printing method that offers the possibility of transferring an illustration to paper or fabric through the stamping process.This is an ancient technique that emerged in the East, however it had a greater impact on art, starting in the 1950s with the Pop Art artistic movement. Through works on American culture, Andy Warhol It is Roy Lichtenstein popularized this mode of reproduction. Nowadays, many artists like Vhils, Banksy, João Cutileiro, José Guimarães, among others, have used serigraphy in order to develop their artistic production in different ways. Are you curious to know how to produce a serigraphy? Learn with us how to create your own graphic work at home.
At the height ofAbstract Expressionism, the Pop Art movement emerged, with artists such as Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns, who created works about American popular culture and everyday life. It is in this movement that Roy Lichtenstein gained prominence and became one of the most famous artists. His works on mass culture and capitalism were developed in a more positive light compared to his colleagues. Currently, his works break records in the art market, with the sale ofNurse 1964, for $95.4 million at a Christie's auction in the fall of 2015. Discover seven little-known facts about the artist who created the iconic works in this article. Whaam!It isDrowning Girl.
The representation of the landscape, that is, of the observed territory, is a constant throughout the history of art, its relevance being notable for telling the history and memory of spaces. Without ever forgetting their origins, many artists have come to represent Portuguese traditions in their paintings, influenced by the impressionists and naturalists such as Silva Porto and Carlos Reis, among others. In a particular and harmonious way, these artists have built a path from north to south, on the beauty of Portuguese landscapes, whether urban or rural. Travel, without leaving your home, along the paths of Portugal, based on the works of these seven artists and discover the particularities of the spaces represented.
Collecting art is a very subjective experience, but it's also a great way to show your personality. Do you want to start your collection for decorative purposes, as an investment or do you simply love art but don't know where to start? Building a strong collection takes time and knowledge, so to help you P55 has put together some tips to make your experience easier.
Júlio Pomar was one of the artists with the greatest impact on the Portuguese arts of the 20th century, since the beginning of his career.For seven decades it managed to constantly reinvent itself, whether in the techniques and means used or in artistic movements. Among modern Portuguese painters, Júlio Pomar is one of the few — as Paula Rego — whose figuration, not only human, is the main theme. Many were the animals portrayed by Júlio Pomar: the pig, the monkey, the tiger, the crow, the elephant, the giraffe, the deer, the turtle, the bull, the cat, the horse, the dog, the lobo, the goat and the goat, the seagull and the fly. In this article we will approach how these were represented in the different artistic typologies.
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Nelson Mandela Day is celebrated on July 18, as a way to honor the life and legacy of one of the important leaders against the Apartheid regime. As a way to celebrate this special day, we present African artists,many of them self-taught, who cThey managed to build a renowned career, and their works are currently present in numerous museums and private collections around the world. Discover in this article the life and professional practice of these five artists who changed the art scene through their works.
Being an artist is a full-time job, so discovering the value of your work is essential in order to sustain yourself and grow. Pricing your artwork is a completely different world than producing it. Bearing in mind that the strength of the market dictates a large part of the value of the pieces, how do you determine their price? What makes a piece more successful for sale? Finding the best way to evaluate your work is a big challenge for both beginners and experienced artists. To help you, we've put together some useful advice to follow when setting the value of your art pieces.
The Portuguese retrospective exhibition Paula Rego at the Tate Britain art museum has already opened! In London, there are more than 100 works, ranging from the first, from the 1950s, toThere are some more recent ones in which he addresses social issues, such as the “Aborto” series.Her son Nick Willing said the exhibition represents a "symbolic" victory over the discrimination she suffered as a woman and a foreigner. Learn more about this exhibition here.