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José De Guimarães

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José de Guimarães: "Drawings in the Sand"

Jose de Guimarães, a prominent figure in contemporary Portuguese painting, has long been an internationally acclaimed artist. His body of work is characterized by a fragmented aesthetic that has been evolving since the beginning of his career.

The artist has always reinvented himself and has consistently dedicated special attention to graphic art, imprinting it with remarkable quality, as demonstrated in the series "Drawings in the Sand." This series reflects a fundamental theme in contemporary art since the 20th century avant-gardes, pioneered by Picasso and influenced by Gauguin: the relationship with primitive art.

The sand drawings of the Quioco tribes, which are created on the ground during conversations and consist of synthetic ideograms representing mental and symbolic frameworks, now serve as a source of inspiration for José de Guimarães, who has always had a strong interest in African art.

However, this series once again reflects the central poetic and artistic motifs of his work, presented in a highly refined and vibrant visual language.

According to the text by António Fontinha in the catalog of works, these tribes are related to the Luchazi and Ngangela people who live in Eastern Angola and neighboring areas of Northwest Zambia and Congo (Zaire). António Fontinha is the son of Mário Fontinha, a researcher who collected a vast collection of drawings from these tribes in his book "Drawings in the Sand of the Quioco tribes from Northeast Angola," which he extensively analyzed.

Maria João Fernandes - International Association of Art Critics (AICA)

José de Guimarães

Born on November 25, 1939, in the city of Guimarães, José Maria Fernandes Marques lived there until 1957. In 1958, in Lisbon, he began studying painting and drawing with Teresa de Sousa and Gil Teixeira Lopes. He attended the engraving courses at the Sociedade Cooperativa de Gravadores Portugueses, where he met Hogan, Júlio Pomar, Almada Negreiros, Bartolomeu Cid dos Santos, among others. In 1961, he traveled to Paris, where he came into contact with fauvist painting, which would ultimately influence him in the future. It was in this year that he adopted the pseudonym José de Guimarães, as a tribute to his hometown. The following year, he traveled to Italy, where he had the opportunity to see the frescoes of Michelangelo and the paintings of Morandi and Giorgio de Chirico. After another year in Paris, he visited Munich and encountered Klee, Kandinsky, the Bauhaus, and Die Bruecke. In 1967, in Africa, he joined a military service commission in Angola. There, he became interested in African art and began his foray into the world of collages. Still in Luanda, he published the Manifesto to the nonconformist painters - Perturbing Art - where he stated, "Approach life and use the materials of our time. Give beauty to steel, aluminum, concrete, and plastic." He returned to Portugal in 1974, and in 1980, he began sculpting. In these travels and influences of 20th-century art lies the essence of José de Guimarães' art, which always continued to search for new artistic realities. In this context, he also traveled to Japan, China, Mexico, and Tunisia, gathering important data and perspectives that permeate his works. In 2001, he received the Career Recognition Award from the Sociedade Portuguesa de Autores, and in 2009, the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit. His work is represented in important collections, including: Wurth Museum, Kunzelsan; Museu de Angola, Luanda; Museu Real de Arte Moderna, Brussels; Museu de Arte Moderna (MUHKA), Antwerp; Museu Middelheim, Antwerp; Fund
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Additional information

Artist

José De Guimarães

Collection

Desenhos Na Areia

Color

Black, Bright Yellow, Ivory

Date

2021

Editor

Centro Português de Serigrafia

Format

Medium

Image Size (in)

11.8 x 7.9 in

Total Size (in)

16.9 x 13.4 in

Orientation

Landscape

Paper

Fabriano Tiepolo 290gr Paper

Print Run

199

Technique

Screen print

Style

Uncategorized

Framed

No