Wednesday, 18 January 2012
Dave Eggers' wish: Once Upon a School
Monday, 16 January 2012
Art as a State of Encounter in Life
It takes two people to produce a Relationship as well as an Artwork
Art as well as Society is an extremely cooperative system. The dense network of interconnections between members means that everything that happens in it will possibly be a function of all members. Artistic production is a relation of cause and effect that has as base the society. OurCommunitarianism foundations lead us to understand and cooperate with what surround us in a beneficial way for everyone involved.
An understanding of this Communitarianism and also the state of encounter that immerse everyone in a dialogue can be a synthesis of a natural symbiosis between Artistic Creation and Relationships:
· Full-Filling
· In(ter)ventive
· Cooperative
· Un/conscious
· Fe< >male
· Re … creation
In addition a state of encounter doesn’t reflect the dissolution of an individual; on contrary it produces a common understanding between two individuals.
Me + You = We
You + We = Me
We + Me = You
Fabrice Hybert defines art as a social function among others, a permanent ‘digestion of data’, the purpose of which is to discover ‘the initial desires that preside over the manufacture of objects.
Art itself comes from the social exchanges that happen in our everyday life. A dialogue that is being constantly open in order to generate discussion around our daily encounters which art contributes to its development.
Besides art being an encounter with what surrounds us is also an encounter within ourselves. These encounters can be defined as a reinvention of the self and an otherness as a means of defining the responsibility of every person involved. The outcome in our daily activities is the production of a subjectivity that is forever self-enriching its relationship with the world. The encounter becomes then more valuable than the product whatever it may be!
This can be called the reenchantment of life because allows a person to a dynamic approach to the banal and eclectic consumerism that preaches cynical indifference towards life!
Artistic Curriculum Vitae
Academic Education:
PGCE
(Post Graduate Certificate in Education) Teacher Training.
Specialism in Art & Design.
09/2010 to 06/2011. Middlesex University, London, UK
MA Fine Art, Modules included: Sculpture, Painting, Installation Art, Performance Art and Photography.
2008 to 2009. Norwich University College of the Arts, Norwich, UK
BA Hons Degree Fine Art, Modules included: Sculpture, Painting, Installation Art, Art History and Photography.
2005 to 2008. Escola Superior de Arte e Design (Art College-Portugal)
‘A’ Level 2002 to 2005. Graphic Design (B), Graphic Arts (A), Art History (A) and Art (A). Portuguese Public School
Selected Exhibitions:
2017
'Camelias da Cidade', Fabrica Social Jose Rodrigues, Porto, Portugal
2015
'O que se esconde por trás do Pôr do Sol', Traga Mundos, Vila Real, Portugal (Solo)
2010
Open Studios Exhibition, Norwich, England
Taster Exhibition, Norwich, England
2009
Artistic performance, Norwich Art Centre, Norwich, England (Solo)
In Transit; Stew Gallery, Norwich, England
Invasion, Occupation, Transformation; Norwich Art Gallery, Norwich, England
2008
Esteta Gallery, Lisbon, Portugal
International Biennial of Fine Arts ‘On Europe’, Montijo, Portugal
2007
XIV International Biennial of Art de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Portugal
V Vila Verde Biennial, Portugal
2006
Theatre Gallery, Vila Real, Portugal (Solo)
Collective exhibition of Artists “Pelo Douro”, VilaFlor, Lamego, Murça, Alfândega da Fé, Portugal
2005
Centre d’art Março Vell, Centelles, Catalunha, Spain. (Solo)
Cooperativa Árvore- Vilar Gallery – Porto Portugal (Solo)
City Hall, Penalva do Castelo, Portugal (Solo)
City Hall, Vieira do Minho, Portugal (Solo)
2004
Pedro lopes, Itinerant exhibition Guimarães, Santa Marta Penaguião, Alijó, Macedo Cavaleiros, Mirandela, Barcelos, Vila Verde, Portugal (Solo)
VI Salón de Otoño, A Coruña, Spain VI Painting Biennial Eixo Atlântico do Noroeste Peninsular”, Vigo/Porto, Spain/Portugal
2003
Pedro Lopes, Forte de S. Francisco Hotel – Chaves, Portugal (Solo)
“Concours des Créa d’Or 2003”. 3º Salon Arts & Créations, Genève Switzerland.
Exhibition, 33º “Grand Prix Int. Académie Européenne des Arts”, Belgium
4º Prémio Pintura Jaurena ART, Spain
2002
Painting Biennale “Arte Jovem de Penafiel”, Penafiel, Portugal
7º Prémio Fidelidade Jovens Pintores, Exhibition, Lisbon, Portugal.
Awards:
2005
Revelation Prize, 4ª international Biennale of Art, Vila Verde, Portugal
2004
1º Centelles Prize LXII Concurs de Pintura "Premi Centelles", Centelles,Catalunha, Spain
1º Prize IV Salão de Jovens Talentos de Matosinhos – Painting, Matosinhos, Portugal
Talented Young Artists “VI Painting Biennial Eixo Atlântico do Noroeste Peninsular”, Vigo/Porto, Portugal/Spain.
2003
National Bronze Medal. “33º “Grand Prix Int. Académie Européenne des Arts”, Belgium
Honours, 4º Prémio Pintura Jaurena ART, Spain
2002
“Youth foundation” Prize. 7º Prémio Fidelidade Young Painters, Lisbon, Portugal.
Publications:
2017 'Da espera ao instante...o Infinito'
J. Bernardino Lopes & Pedro do Couto Lopes
2014 'O Bico Azul, A viagem por onde os nossos olhos não podem ver...',Text: J. Bernardino Lopes, Ilustrations: Pedro Lopes
2009 'The Ultimate Secret, 101 Ideas to storm the Art World', Pedro Lopes
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