COLOR & SHAPE Painting

"Color & Shape" is a group of 6 works, which are born from a constant study on the relationship between colors through the way they interact, or fit, within each other. Earthy, pastel, vibrant tones are chosen to create a composition. What results is the perception that each color shines a different light next to another color, varying as we change positions. The shape is born from the manipulation of the paper, in this case an A4 sheet, crumpled until finding a unique and exclusive outline for each work. Above all, it has impact on its simplicity, almost as if it were stripped of any complications, so that it can be appreciated for what it is: a study on color. Color & Shape is sold as one work, and each work measures 30 x 20 x 2 cm. If you position them altogether (like in the first picture above) they measure a minimum of 126cm of length. They are framed with wooden backs and acrylic glass, both cut to measure. I'm a 25 y/o Portuguese Artist, who follows a daily studio practice, located in the mountainesque landscape of a green and beautiful village in Northen Portugal. There's a need for space that I encounter in the countryside, and nature has a direct impact in all the works I create. All works are made with an awareness to detail, yet remain creations of a human being, and therefore carry that "humanity" in details and marks that are left purposefully to remind ourselves of our, and art's, imperfect and impermanent nature.