Artist Information:
Vamelo Vamelo
Porto,
Portugal
Member Since: Dec 2001
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Artist Statement:
About my plastic work
The underlying idea behind my
paintures is to try and make
the observer pause for
reflection about a perennial
theme, the bipolarisation of
Chaos and Cosmos, seeking to
explore the connotations
between formal aspects in such
a way that the latter are
viewed as catalysts for
dialogue between creator and
work.
With a view to taking an
objective look at the artistic
object in the light of a
standard conceptual framework,
formal aspects with opposing
characteristics are set
against each other in the same
work, resulting in the
inevitable tension suggested
between two different
dimensions corresponding to
two equally diverse
constituent levels. Hence, we
are immediately met with a
markedly chaotic, organic
surface, co-ordinating and
contrasting with geometrical
meanings, seeking to reinforce
a type of structure based on
abstract relationships where
the flat shape is viewed not
as a representative criterion
but as the direct imposition
of features connected with the
ordering and symbolising of
space and basic values. The
use of recurring modular forms
suffering a process of
enhancement takes on a
dominant role in the
wide-ranging development of
the work, contributing to the
integration of formal and
plastic aspects with their
deepest...
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Artist Exhibitions:
CURRICULUM
Born in Oporto in 1972.
Degree in Plastic
Arts/Painting by the Faculty
of Fine Arts, University of
Oporto, Portugal (1991/97).
Scholarship in Multimedia Art
at École Nationale Supérieure
des Beaux-Arts de Paris,
France, (1997).
Individual exhibitions:
2002 - February, "Men &
Nature" Epicentro Art Center,
Oporto.
2000 - ...
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About my plastic work
The underlying idea behind my paintures is to try and make the observer pause for reflection about a perennial theme, the bipolarisation of Chaos and Cosmos, seeking to explore the connotations between formal aspects in such a way that the latter are viewed as catalysts for dialogue between creator and work.
With a view to taking an objective look at the artistic object in the light of a standard conceptual framework, formal aspects with opposing characteristics are set against each other in the same work, resulting in the inevitable tension suggested between two different dimensions corresponding... |
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