António Carmo
Fotógrafo À La Minute
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In the silkscreen print "Photographer à la minute", the artist revisits a series of tributes to figures from popular imagery that he developed in the 80s. In a composition dominated by the usual strong presence of line and drawing, the figure stands out against a symphony of orange and ochre tones. Similar to the previous edition, this silkscreen print, with 84 direct colors and three months of printing, highlights the demanding quality provided by Atelier CPS.
Maria João Fernandes - International Association of Art Critics (AICA)
António Carmo
Born in Lisbon in 1949 in the neighborhood of Madragoa, the artist attended the School of Decorative Arts António Arroio, where he studied Decorative Painting. As a student, he began frequenting the tertulias of Lisbon, namely at Brasileira do Chiado, Café Tarantela, Café Vává, Leitaria Garrett, etc.
At Brasileira, he met and interacted with some of the well-known figures of national culture, such as Almada Negreiros, Abel Manta, Jorge Barradas, and João Hogan, who sponsored his exhibition at the Diário de Notícias Gallery in 1970. He continues to have daily contact with others, including Virgílio Domingues, Alberto Gordillo, and Luís Lobato. In 1968, he had his first solo exhibition at the National Art Gallery in Lisbon.
After the April 25th Revolution in 1974, he created large murals for the Avante Festival alongside other renowned artists such as Rogério Ribeiro, Cipriano Dourado, Querubim Lapa, Jorge Vieira, and Rogério do Amaral. He has a studio in Bairro Alto and has spent several periods in Belgium, where he frequently exhibits at Galerie L'Oeil, Racines, and Galerie Albert I.
In Brussels, he also executed two large-scale murals for the ABEP (Association of Portuguese Emigrants in Belgium) which were recently donated to the Municipality of S. Gilles/Brussels.
The artist is represented in numerous museums and collections in Portugal and abroad. Regarding his works, he states: "I grasp themes from our everyday life and try to export them to the world." The main characteristics of his works are the use of strong and vibrant colors and a figuration that tends towards exaggeration of forms. It is a lyrical, poetic painting with a very Portuguese colorfulness!...(quotes from António Carmo in an interview with Ana Maria Albuquerque).
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Artist | António Carmo |
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Color | Sepia, Terracotta, White |
Date | 2019 |
Editor | Centro Português de Serigrafia |
Format | Large |
Image Size (in) | 25.6 x 22.6 in |
Total Size (in) | 31.5 x 27.6 in |
Orientation | Landscape |
Paper | Fabriano Tiepolo 290gr Paper |
Print Run | 150 |
Technique | Screen print |
Style | Figurative |
Framed | No |