Juliao Sarmento
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Human-crafted. AI-refined.This sepia-toned photograph depicts a woman in an ornate, flowing dress standing beside an ornate chair. The image has a dreamlike, ethereal quality, with the woman's pose and gaze suggesting a sense of contemplation or quiet introspection. The overall composition and use of light and shadow give the piece a haunting, romantic atmosphere. While the subject matter is not immediately recognizable, the artist's style and attention to detail suggest a skilled hand and a desire to capture a sense of mystery or the essence of the sitter. The historical context or intention behind this work is not entirely clear, but it evokes a sense of the past and the timeless beauty of the human form. ...
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Juliao Sarmento
1948 , PortugueseBorn 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. ...
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Pilar Corrias
London, LondonPilar 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. ...