Juliao Sarmento

Juliao Sarmento

BornNationalityBased In
1948PortugueseN/A
Biography

Born in Lisbon, Portugal. Worked in Estoril, Portugal. One of the most important artists of his generation, Sarmento exhibited extensively since the 1970s. Julião Sarmento drew upon themes of memory, sexuality, transgression, morality, and duality. He worked across different mediums (painting, collage, drawing, sculpture, performance, and film) to deploy a concise vocabulary of images. Sarmento studied Painting and Architecture at Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon where he received his MA in 1974. The richness and complexity of Sarmento’s work lies in its system of free-floating signifiers which migrate between works and across the boundaries of medium. The use or recurring motifs such as hand gestures, parts of bodies and architectural floor plans generate a free-play of unsettling associations that refuse to settleinto meaning. ...

Selected Artworks
Joven en pie, mesándose los cabellos (Red)
Juliao Sarmento
Joven en pie, mesándose los cabellos (Red), 2020
185 x 200cm
Joven bañándose en una fuente observada por dos viejos (Orange)
Juliao Sarmento
Joven bañándose en una fuente observada por dos viejos (Orange), 2020
220 x 240cm
Joven estirándose la media (Yellow)
Juliao Sarmento
Joven estirándose la media (Yellow), 2020
185 x 200cm
Por descubrir el movimiento de la terra (Blue)
Juliao Sarmento
Por descubrir el movimiento de la terra (Blue), 2020
185 x 200cm
La resignación (Green)
Juliao Sarmento
La resignación (Green), 2020
185 x 200cm
Mujer desnuda con espejo (Miami Blue)
Juliao Sarmento
Mujer desnuda con espejo (Miami Blue), 2020
165 x 141cm
Tres lavanderas (Black)
Juliao Sarmento
Tres lavanderas (Black), 2020
165 x 134cm
Joven barriendo (Carmine)
Juliao Sarmento
Joven barriendo (Carmine), 2020
165 x 137cm
Loco furioso (Gray)
Juliao Sarmento
Loco furioso (Gray), 2020
165 x 143cm
Rojo China
Juliao Sarmento
Rojo China, 2020
72 x 50.5cm
Rojo Carruajes
Juliao Sarmento
Rojo Carruajes, 2020
50.5 x 72cm
Amarillo Luminoso
Juliao Sarmento
Amarillo Luminoso, 2020
50.5 x 72cm
Gallery Representation
Biennals
Venice Biennial2010 - Venice
Venice Biennial2010 - Venice
Sao Paolo Biennial2002 - São Paulo
Sao Paolo Biennial2002 - São Paulo
Venice Biennial2001 - Venice
Venice Biennial2001 - Venice
Venice Biennial1997 - Venice
Venice Biennial1997 - Venice
Sao Paolo Biennial1992 - São Paulo
Sao Paolo Biennial1992 - São Paulo
Documenta1987 - Kassel
Documenta1987 - Kassel
Documenta1982 - Kassel
Documenta1982 - Kassel
Venice Biennial1980 - Venice
Biennale de Paris1980 - Paris
Venice Biennial1980 - Venice
Biennale de Paris1980 - Paris
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