Joven bañándose en una fuente observada por dos viejos (Orange), 2020220 x 240cmSign in to view price
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acrylic "gesso", graphite, water-based marker, silkscreen print and water-based enamel on linen canvasPilar Corrias
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The artwork features a striking composition of bold colors, shapes, and textures. A prominent orange rectangle dominates the canvas, contrasting with the muted, abstract patterns in the background. At the center, a faint outline of a figure emerges, depicting a seated human form. The artist employs a mix of drawing, painting, and collage techniques, creating a visually intriguing and evocative work. The piece likely explores themes of the human form, its relationship to the natural world, and the interplay between the figurative and the abstract. ...
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. ...
Pilar Corrias Gallery is a contemporary art gallery owned by Pilar Corrias. The 3,800 square foot gallery in London's Fitzrovia, designed by Rem Koolhaas, is made up of two exhibition spaces, located in the heart of London's West End. Pilar Corrias opened a second London gallery space at 2 Savile Row in July 2021, designed by London and Oslo-based architect firm Hesselbrand. Since its inception, the gallery has worked with emerging and established artists with the central aim of allowing their work to grow both in terms of production of new projects and the making of new exhibitions. Pilar Corrias now represents a total of thirty-two international artists, two-thirds of whom are female. ...
