José Lourençoº
Bio
Visual artist graduated from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Lisbon and Stop Motion animator.
His solo exhibitions include “Habitat” at Siboney Gallery - Santander; “Conforme o dia” at Carlos Carvalho Gallery - Lisbon; “Anamorfosis” at Marilia Razuk Gallery - São Paulo; “Landscapes” at the Portugal Pavilion - Lisbon, among others.
His works are in public and private collections, among which the following stand out: Union Fenosa Museum of Contemporary Art (MACUF), Norte Collection, Government of Cantabria, D. Luís I Foundation, PLMJ Foundation, Pedro Barrié de la Maza Foundation, Conde de Fenosa Foundation, Santander Museum of Fine Arts, Manuel de Brito Art Center, among others.
Statement
Inspired by architects and designers of the twentieth-century modern movement, the artist depicts homely environments, seemingly stripped down, but incredibly human in the details that show everyday life, such as an open book, a vase of flowers or a toy abandoned in the midst of activity.
José Lourenço immortalizes moments through the sharp shadows and textures that permeate his paintings. Between the dream, represented with natural environments as far as the eye can see, and hypothetical reality, materialized by the presence of mundane objects, the artist creates his own habitat, a refuge where he lives and finds protection.
