21st CENTURY PORTUGUESE SURREALISM IN BERLIN

Posted by: Santiago Ribeiro

Berlin, Germany

September 20th, 2013


Santiago Ribeiro is a surrealist painter from Coimbra, Portugal, known worldwide for the Surrealism Now project and for his surreal painting.

The plastic artist was invited by the Fellini gallery, based in Berlin, to develop an initiative that culminated in the exhibition 21st Century Portuguese Surrealism, comprised of various artists such as Victor Lages, Paula Rosa, Isabel Meyrelles, Helio Cunha and Joao Carvalho.

The first exhibition under the title of International Surrealism Now took place in Coimbra, in 2010, organized by the Bissaya Barreto Foundation, based in that city.

Followed by other exhibitions in Portugal, namely in Conimbriga, Setubal and Lisbon, but also in Paris and Madrid. At present, the exhibition comprises more than thirty countries and more than fifty artworks, including drawings, photography, new media and sculpture, created by internationally renowned artists.

The 21st Century Portuguese Surrealism heads now to the Fellini Gallery, with the support of the Portuguese Embassy in Berlin.

Fellini Gallery was founded in 2008 in Shanghai, China, by a film producer and art lover, inspired by the works of the legendary Italian film director Federico Fellini. The gallery is an art salon where artists and art lovers can gather to exchange ideas and to progress. Its exceptional location and dynamic roster of artists quickly brought the gallery to the attention of the international art scene. Its rapid success in Shanghai led to the creation of a second gallery in the new art capital of Europe: Berlin.
Fellini Gallery in Berlin is located in the heart of the city and maintains the spirit of the original Shanghai gallery. Exhibits a wide range of work in the fine arts of painting, photography and sculpture, but also performance and new media. It has strong connections to artists and collectors in Los Angeles and China, while seeking to discover new talents internationally. It specializes in art exhibitions and promotion, art consulting and interior design.
Fellini Gallery holds events and collaborates with museums, chambers, libraries and other galleries. Its attendees are collectors, artists, art lovers, critics, and experts from various creative industries.
Fellini s goal is to dream, inspire and create.

Helio Cunha, from Lisbon, owner of a complete surrealist thought, both in painting and in writing. Being well-known in Portugal has lived among the most prominent Portuguese surrealists. Recently exhibited his work in Lisbon with Cruzeiro Seixas, the most recognized living surrealist from Portugal.

Isabel Meyrelles was born in Matosinhos and lives in Paris since 1950, where she continued her studies at Université Rene Descartes - Paris V - Sorbonne, Ecole Nationale Superíeure des Beaux-Arts and also with master Zadkine at the Grande-Chaumiere in Paris.

She was a member of the French Surrealist Movement and the Portuguese Surrealist Movement, living and working among artists such as Andre Breton, Anne Ethuin, Antonio Pedro, O Neill, Cesariny and Cruzeiro Seixas, and also with Eugénio de Andrade e Natalia Correia, since poetry is also part of her life.

Paula Rosa, from Lisbon, stands out by her fabulous digital art and she's fascinated for the visual arts, design, poetry and music. She graduated both in Pedagogical Media Design and in Equipment and Space Design and has organized and participated in conferences, workshops and a variety of other projects in Portugal, Sweden and in the U.S.A.

Joao Carvalho, lives near Lisbon and has created his surrealist painting in the company of other artists who create fantastic and imaginative artwork. He's a reference to take into account since he has standing out in many of the exhibitions in which he has participated.

Victor Lages, from Lisbon, has collaborated with Santiago Ribeiro in some of the International Surrealism Now shows. He's the creator of the "Utopia" project and he's well-known by his vast and varied work, such as public art, murals, sculptures and sacred art in churches. His artworks frequently contain the human figure and portray life-related themes, Humanity through symbols and oniric fantasy.

Exhibition Title:

21st Century Portuguese Surrealism

Date:

October 10th, 2013

Local:
FELLINI Gallery | Mittenwalder Strasse 6, 10961 Berlin, Germany | +49-30-65005224 | info@fellinigallery.com
http://www.fellinigallery.com

Opening times:

Tuesdays to Saturdays: from 11am to 7pm

Closed on Mondays and Sundays

Participating artists:

HELIO CUNHA - Lisbon

ISABEL MEYRELLES – Paris

JOAO CARVALHO - Lisbon

PAULA ROSA - Lisbon

SANTIAGO RIBEIRO - Coimbra - Paris

VICTOR LAGES - Lisbon
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