Life is a Portrait

painting by Alex Hamilton

I I I by Miguel Leitão Jardim

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“The conscience is the last phase of the evolution of the organic system, by consequence, it is also what is less finished and less strong in this system.” [1]

The 3, say the Chinese, is a perfect number, the expression of totality, of conclusion: nothing can be added to it. “The fundamental reason of this ternary universal phenomena must be undoubtly searched within a metaphisic of the composed and contingent being, in a global vision of unity-complexity of all beings in nature, and that is summarized in the three phases of existence: birth, growth, death.” [2] This phenomena also derives from the mathematical representation of the concept of the reproduction of species: 1 + 1 = 3.

Three series of nine photographs each are presented, around the question of individual conscience:

1. From the lights of which life is made of and the objects that they lit in a certain way. What are they? Illusions? Revelations? Access doors to enlightenment?

2. The body is finite. Is there an equal path to conscience? Does it access to enlightenment ou just simply renews itself?

3. The conscience contemplates the ideas, as thought by Plato, returns to its essence, melting with the most infinate particles of the Universe? And how does one photograph conscience?

Miguel Leitão Jardim, 2018.

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[1]

Friedrich Nietzsche in “The Gay Science”, 1996, p. 47, Guimarães Editors.

[2]

in “Dictionary of the Symbols”, J. Chevalier and A. Gheerbrant, 1997, pp. 654-657, ed. Reader’s Circle.

Series II

1 Feburary - 28 March 2019

Paintings by Tatyana Abramova in Loja 2 18 - 28 March only

Abramova is constantly reinventing her work, crystallising her artistic style. She finds inspiration in the works of Abstract Expressionism, Russian Avant-Garde, Suprematism. Rethinking suprematist compositions, Abramova aims to express her ideas about landscape through simple local shapes and vivid colour pallet. Abramova is influenced by contemporary minimalism that emerges from the clash of local composition and complex colour, opening new possibilities for interpretation. In her compositions, Tatiana looks for details, trying to define a figure, landscape, still life, through the nuances of lines between lightness and darkness. The artist works fast and impulsively, surrendering to the moment. Abramova enjoys experimenting, absorbing new ideas, new people and places that influence her work. Bold and very individual combination and colours, directly continuing and developing the ideas of such masters as Mondrian, Kandinsky, Malevich, Klee and Diebenkorn, make her work merit close attention. Tatyana Abramova was born in 1982 in Kazan, Russia. In 1999 – 2005 Abramova studied Architectural Environmental Design at Kazan Architectural and Building University. It was here that she was first introduced to architectural planning, composition, fine art and sculpture. She became more and more interested in painting, which was the first step towards her career as an artist. After graduating Abramova worked in architecture planning, interior design and graphic design. She pursued her own creative work, and gradually it became her main occupation. She had her first solo exhibition in 2013 in Moscow, followed by several shows in St Petesburg, Russia, and Germany. Tatiana works in the genre of abstracted landscape, she uses mainly oils. She also experiments with watercolour. Abramova’s work is in private collections in Russia, Europe and North America.

Education:

In 1999 – 2005 studied Architectural Environmental Design at Kazan Architectural and Building University.

Exhibitions:

A participant of the Fourth Edition of the prestigious 'Royal Arts Prize Exhibition 2017' at La Galleria Pall Mall, London.

Source: https://www.saatchiart.com/emotional_memory

"In the Pink" - a group exhibition 30 November - 25 January 2019

A group exhibition based on the idea of 'in the pink', which means
'in extremely good health and spirits'. Each work will have an element of pink in it.

Uma exposição coletiva baseada na ideia de "no rosa", que significa
"saúde e espírito extremamente bons". Cada trabalho terá um elemento rosa nele.

30 November 2018 -  25 January 2019 

“Quatro Voos No Tempo” 16 de novembro ate 19 de janeiro

“Quatro Voos No Tempo”

Uma exposição coletiva de quatro artistas locais | a group exhibition of four local artists:

Sílvia Marta, Alzira Maltez, Lúcia Maria Francisco, and Magda Nunes

16 November – 19 January

Quatro caminhos traçados em que as crenças e as memórias marcaram de modo diferente a vida de quatro pessoas. Em comum têm o tempo, ou a falta dele.

Uma caminhada para a fé, ou serão sementes de fé que levam a acreditar que existe algo mais para além do que nós vemos? Um mundo e um tempo invisível das moléculas, das células.

Um outro caminho é mais detalhista, que invade a procura das memórias de infância, desde a realização do dote aos fragmentos da candura da natureza, um rodopio constante de transmutação das emoções.

E que tal entrar agora numa viagem no tempo e carregar um baú cheio de coisas boas? É uma viagem sem regresso. E se esse tempo for o tempo de uma vida, o caminho para casa? E agora que finalmente chegou a casa, depois de adulta, quer voltar a compartimentar. Tem muitos baús onde guarda tudo, paisagens, o pôr do sol, emoções, até mesmo o gato e os cheiros!

Mas também há o caminho que nos remete para o ciclo da vida. O tempo que é cíclico, o nascer e o renascer. No fundo estamos todos presos ao tempo, às raízes, à família. Alguns estão presos por vontade, outros por necessidade, mas precisamos de encerrar ciclos.

Alzira Maltez

Four paths traced in which beliefs and memories marked the lives of four people differently. In common they have the time, or the lack of it.

A walk to faith, or will it be seeds of faith that lead one to believe that there is something beyond what we see? A world and an invisible time of molecules, of cells.

Another path is more detailed, which invades the search for childhood memories, from the realization of the dowry to fragments of nature's candor, a constant swirl of transmutation of emotions.

And how about entering now a time travel and carrying a chest full of good things? It is a journey without return. What if this time is the time of a life, the way home? And now that she has finally arrived home, as an adult, she wants to re-compartmentalize. It has many chests where it holds everything, landscapes, the sunset, emotions, even the cat and the smells!

But there is also the path that leads us to the cycle of life. The time that is cyclical, the rising and the rebirth. In the background we are all attached to time, to roots, to family. Some are bound by will, others by necessity, but we need to close cycles.

Alzira Maltez

Projeto Pulsão 2018 in RESTOCK Loja 05

"It's Just a Thought" by Bettina Charlotte Radatz 14 July - 15 September 2018

Bettina Charlotte Radatz

It's Just a Thought

An Exhibition of Paintings, Ceramics and Sculpture

"The Whale's Dream"

Ceramic tile on mdf

An exhibition of paintings by this German-born Madeira-based artist. Her art has turned more into the abstract and sometimes metaphysical. Her special ability is intuitive painting in a gestural expressive way.

Bettina Charlotte’s career as an artist began after a long life of exploration. Although she has traveled around geographically too, Berlin/ Germany had been her base for 54 years – in 2013 this has changed as she decided to move to the Portuguese island of Madeira. 

Before starting her artistic career Bettina Charlotte has explored different professions: she travelled the world as flight attendant for Lufthansa, she learned to be and worked as professional photographer, studied adult education and worked with adults for many years, was self employed and worked as systemic life coach in Berlin, Germany – these professions have given her a wide horizon of different elements of life. Because of her constant drive to be creative, art has always accompanied her during times of other professions and in 2013 she finally decided to work as full time artist when she moved to the island of Madeira to be part of the local artist community.

Perhaps because of all this together–getting to know so many earthly professions–her art has turned more into the abstract and sometimes metaphysical. Her special ability is intuitive painting in a gestural expressive way – she calls it “The Art to Listen to Your Heart” which she also teaches in workshops in Berlin/ Germany and Funchal, Madeira.

"Who Am I?"