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Maria Bernardino

Série Zodiac – Virgo #2

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The magic of the four elements is renewed in Maria Bernardino's print "Zodiac," winner of the Young Art Prize from CPS in 2019. Within the collection of 36 pieces dedicated to this theme, Water, Earth, Fire, Air, and their respective zodiac signs assume the symbolism of the colors associated with them. The red of the crackling fire that fuels all passions and the intensity and radiance of life itself, the blue of water, the quintessential color of the imagination, the starting point of the great journey of dreams and the cradle of all living forms, the golden yellow, solar and alchemical color of a land whose destiny is to expand and make all its creatures vibrate in the light of a star that is the emblem of wholeness and the divine, and the gray of the air that within its transparent atmosphere is the source of great transformations, a metaphor for the small and great mysteries.

The artist renews a tradition that spans centuries, which now resurfaces in the refinement and magic of her simultaneously plastic and poetic signs.

Maria João Fernandes

International Association of Art Critics (AICA)

Artist's Statement:

According to the classical definition, astrology is a pseudoscience according to which the relative positions of celestial bodies provide information about personality, human relationships, and other spheres, both personal and transpersonal. It can be considered a divinatory activity when used as an oracle, but it can also be used as a tool for understanding human emotions, signaling emotional aspects by comparing certain tendencies with elements of each individual's personality.

Zodiac was created during a journey of discovery of the elements that make up the horoscope: affinities (tendencies of each sign), aspects (distances between the angles of each planet), planets (which coexist with the signs), houses (which divide the sky of the astrological chart), and the horizon line (from which the ascendant emerges, making the map precise). Between interpretive freedom and the inheritance of a long tradition governed by mathematically exact elements, Zodiac is the result of a journey that seeks to resemble the task of an astrologer - interpreting, setting the tone intuitively and inspiringly, playing with the field of possibilities existing in the astrological universe.

Maria Bernardino, Dec. 2021

Maria Bernardino

Maria Bernardino (Macau, 1992) lives and works in Lisbon. She studied at ESAD-CR in Caldas da Rainha and Ar.Co. Since 2013, she has regularly exhibited her work and participated in various artist residencies. Her work spans across different mediums, including drawing, sculpture, video, and more recently, writing. She is interested in diverse subjects such as the magical power acquired from different peoples and cultures, therapeutic methods, and alternative forms of encountering others. Currently, she collaborates with artist Luísa Abreu on the project Didático Obscuro, where they question the act of playing and the game as an artistic practice. In 2019, she won the Young Art Award - Centro Português de Serigrafia and completed an artist residency at Atelier CPS, where she created the Zodiac Series, a collection of 36 prints dedicated to the theme of the zodiac. "Zodiac was created throughout a journey to discover the elements that make up the horoscope: affinities (tendencies of each sign), aspects (distances between the angles of each planet), planets (which coexist with the signs), houses (which divide the astrological map's sky), and the horizon line (from which the ascendant emerges, making the map precise). Between interpretive freedom and the inheritance of a long tradition governed by mathematically exact elements, Zodiac is the result of a journey that seeks to resemble the task of an astrologer - interpreting, setting the tone intuitively and inspired, and playing with the field of possibilities within the astrological universe." Maria Bernardino, Dec 2021
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Additional information

Artist

Maria Bernardino

Collection

Zodiac

Color

Beige, Ivory, Peach

Date

2021

Editor

Centro Português de Serigrafia

Format

Medium

Image Size (in)

12.6 x 9.8 in

Total Size (in)

19.7 x 13.8 in

Orientation

Landscape

Paper

Fabriano Tiepolo 290gr Paper

Print Run

12

Technique

Intaglio

Style

Uncategorized

Framed

No