Almeida’s wearable canvases, which are applied to the body in the manner of orthoses, enable the literal embodiment of the painting and the transformation of the artist’s own body into the support and its medium. Trop d’amour et de fascination.

(Other influences at the time included the French New Wave, which piqued her interest in a conceptual approach to image making, as well as the work of Rebecca Horn, Urs Lüthi, and Jürgen Klauke.) Museu Nacional de Arte Contemporânea – Museu do Chiado, Lisbonne. Les expérimentations photographiques de l'artiste taïwanaise Yung Cheng Lin, aka 3cm, qui confronte l'anatomie humaine à des éléments extérieurs, comme d. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. Helga de Alvear, Madrid/Cáceres. Despite her increasing renown as a painter, Almeida’s delight at discovering that she could function as a painting through the medium of photography is palpable in this lively image. Through photography, Helena Almeida creates a strong relationship between representation (the act of painting or drawing) and presentation (of her own body as a “medium” of that act).

Helena Almeida (1934) is a Portuguese artist known for her work in photography, performance art, body art, painting and drawing. © Helena Almeida. This is the first photograph of her career, after working for more than a decade as a painter since graduating from the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon in 1955. Photo Filipe Braga, © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Photographie noir et blanc, encre indienne, crin de cheval, 60 × 55 cm. Instead of showing the reverse of the canvas, I went out of the canvas.”, A concern with drawing also informs much of Almeida’s work, and she treats the surfaces of drawings or photographs as portals for crossing from the domain of representation into the realm of physical space. Licenciou-se em pintura na Escola Superior de Belas Artes de Lisboa (ESBAL). Aperture, a not-for-profit foundation, connects the photo community and its audiences with the most inspiring work, the sharpest ideas, and with each other—in print, in person, and online. Photographie noir et blanc, 105 x 106 cm Col. Galeria Filomena Soares, Lisboa / Lisbon. Photo : Laura Castro Caldas et Paulo Cintra, courtesy FLAD, Lisbonne, Photographie noir et blanc, acrylique, 199 × 129,5 cm. See more ideas about Helena almeida, Contemporary art, Art photography. Coll.
to help give you the best experience we can. “But unlike Fontana, I wanted to do something that would detach from the painting. Feb 21, 2016 - Explore Elinor Jane's board "PHOTOGRAPHY | Helena Almeida", followed by 487 people on Pinterest.

In this last body of work, a rich blue paint, somewhere between ultramarine and cobalt, is layered on top of the photograph, sparking little narratives: at times the artist seems to be swallowing or regurgitating the paint, weeping blue tears, slipping it into her pocket like a talisman, or embracing it, incorporating it into herself as she gradually blurs and fades away—almost like a process of transubstantiation. Privacy Policy Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Helena Almeida is a Portuguese multi-disciplinary artist best known for her performances regarding the body and its relationship to painting. See more ideas about Helena almeida, Photography, Art photography. In Helena Almeida’s 1969 photograph Pink Canvas for Wearing, she is literally wearing a canvas, her arms wrapped in sleeves that seem to sprout from it. The octogenarian Portuguese artist Helena Almeida was intent on blurring lines: her playful images might be considered paintings, actions, and performative photographs. Even in her native Portugal, recognition of her work has been slow: when she had a retrospective exhibition in Lisbon in 2004, it was the first time her work had been on view in a Lisbon museum since 1983. See more ideas about Helena almeida, Performance art, Art photography. Staff To read the complete article, subscribe to, For Alan Michelson, History Is Always Present, On the Cover: Aperture's "Mexico City" Issue, Announcing the 2020 PhotoBook Awards Shortlist. I wanted to grab the string with my own fingers to demonstrate that the line in the paper had become solid.”. Nov 16, 2016 - Explore john hopper's board "Helena Almeida", followed by 2894 people on Pinterest. Apr 24, 2018 - Helena Almeida au Jeu de Paume, jusqu’au 22 mai.

Courtesy Galerie Filomena Soares, Lisbonne, Acrylique sur toile et bois, 130 × 97 cm.
Fernando d’Almeida, Acrylique sur photographie, 46 x 50 cm. 3-feb-2016 - Black and white photography and acrylic, 50 x 60 cm Col. Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto, Portugal Informations complémentaires Helena Almeida, Espaço Espesso (Espacio Espeso / Thick Space), 1982 ,a fotografia e a performance da artista como esta predisposta,diz-nos muito acerca desta obra. She is the daughter of the sculptor Leopoldo de Almeida (1898-1975). While the project has eucharistic connotations, here the artist’s body is made visible by the fading of the blue color, highlighting the difference between the surfaces of painting and the flatness of the photographic image. In 1955, Almeida completed the painting course at the School of Fine Arts in Lisbon. Mar 10, 2018 - Explore 文心 李's board "Helena Almeida" on Pinterest. Helena Almeida is now eighty-one, and, although she has been exhibiting internationally since the 1970s, the idiosyncratic character of her work and the profound originality of her approach don’t allow for any easy interpretation. Advertising All Work is Copyright Of Respective Owner, Otherwise © 2020 Aperture Foundation. Photo Filipe Braga, © Fundação de Serralves, Porto, Photographie noir et blanc (4 éléments), 105 × 72 cm (chaque). Distribution “Estudo para um Enriquecimento Interior”, 1977 Artista portuguesa, nascida em Lisboa. Édition de 3. About this sound piece, Almeida wrote in 1979, “I used to think how I would like to hear-see my drawings. Helena Almeida’s black-and-white photographs of herself depict performances and various actions inflicted upon canvases, color, and other art objects. See more ideas about Helena almeida, Art photography, Performance art. chris 9 has uploaded 23005 photos to Flickr. Norlinda and José Lima, long-term loan to Núcleo de Arte da Oliva Creative Factory, S. João da Madeira. See more ideas about Helena almeida, Performance art, Photography. Get the best of Aperture in your inbox every day.