Madalena Aires

The pursuit of the ephemeral pleasures, the glimpses of joy, sadness, and true emotions, beyond the mere appearance of things, take a special emphasis on Madalena Aires artwork. The aim is to explore the irony of the apparent invisibility of the observed elements, intimately connected with the everyday life.
“In the frenzied, disconnected daily universe, at times dehumanized, my work expression serves only as a recall of the value of being in the present and in the now, more connected with all of us and our own emotions.”
“I want to capture the abstract and imaterial image, yet the honest feeling of the quality of the substances and the surfaces.”
There is a sort of realistic approach given to the subject. But not as a pure imitation, nor artificial and meaningless image, it purposely captures the attention like a physical magnet that pulls you in, as a trick of mind, in the end as a gentle opening window to a poetic vision. Madalena´s work tends to evolve for a more spontaneous and reflexive approach, that we can confirm more recently, which is more compatible with the essence of her creation.

Architect (Oporto School of Architecture FAUP). I was based in London for about 10 years, where I have worked as a full time architect, and have kept frenetically painting and drawing. I have done education at Slade School of Fine Arts, UCL, London and at Central Saint Martins College.

2023 Postais, Collective Exhibition at DaVinci Art Gallery, Matosinhos;
2023 3 de Triângulo, Collective Exhibition at DaVinci Art Gallery, Matosinhos;
2023 A set of paintings for a poetry work, Manual de Relentos, José Pedro Leite;
2023 Woman with Heart, Collective Exhibition at DaVinci Art Gallery, Bombarda District, Porto;
2022 Soul Tastings, Exhibition at GH Miguel Bombarda, Porto;
2022 A painting for an awarded poetry work Ascensor de Sombras, José Pedro Leite, Prémio Literário Natália Correia;
2021 Artistic Merith Mention in Luxembourg Art Prize, annual international artistic prize organized by the Pinacothèque, private museum located in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, with the submission of several works: Coffee, Coffee Capsules, Strawberies in a Glass, Pots and Pans, Legos in a Jar and Legos in a Sweet Jar;
2021 participation in The Sunny Art Prize, International Art competition, sponsored by the Art Council England with the work Strawberries in a Glass;
Voice of Artists Issue 13, Things around me with the work “Coffee Capsules”, ISBN: 977 26 3289 000 13, Published March 2021;
Featured on Saatchiart New Weeks Collection curated by Rebecca Wilson, with the work “Legos in a jar”;
Featured on Saatchiart New Weeks Collection, th...