Jorge H Goncalves Romero

Born in Caracas, Venezuela, 1958. His artwork reflects his free view of painting. He attempts to present it simplistically, reflecting a relaxed nature and approach to life. Through strong colors and shapes, he seeks to convey the strength and power of men and women, who end up being one single entity. These shapes do not have the expressions that may be found in real faces or bodies. His aim is to reflect their personalities and to represent their inner expressions and their souls. His work revolves around the study of light. He tries to explore different ways of contrasting tones, in order to enhance the energy of the sun and the beauty of shadows. His artwork, can be found in different private collections in Germany, Austria, USA, UAE, England, Guatemala, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland and Venezuela.The Venezuelan-Portuguese painter, Jorge Gonalves-Romero, is presenting his new exhibition "City dreams", which is the second of his cycle of "Dreams". It is an open window to interdimensional realm the unconsciousness expressed through intensive colors and fantastic human shapes. In the paintings of Gonalves the universe is not necessarily composed in a linear format, with everything in a neat little row of past, present and future. His...

1966, caricature drawing.
1972, introduced to oil painting by Venezuelan Artist Manolo Pérez.
1981, Electrical Engineering in Power Supply.
1980-1981, spatula painting with Spanish painter Francisco Olmedo.
1985, nude painting with German artist Hans Ortner.
1988, PhD in Computer Architecture.

1976, Collective: Venezuela for Guatemala, Caracas.
1982, second prize of the “Annual Art Salon EDELCA”
1986, Colors and Shapes, Paderborn, Germany.
1998, Second Art Salon of Los Castores, Caracas.
1999, Dimension: Mensch, Hilton Vienna.
1999, Behind the Soul, Mexican Cultural Institute, Vienna.
1999, Latin American Painters, Gallery “El Arcangel”, Vienna.
2000, Bilderaustellung “ Alte Hammerschmiede”, Kunstforum, Mark Piesting.
2000, Figures in a Dream/ Seres Oníricos, Gallery La Papessa, Vienna, Austria.
2000, Europe 15 Photographers and Portugal, Gallery La Papessa, Vienna, Austria.
2000, City Dreams, Schloss Weitra, Austria
2000-2001, City Dreams, Schmutzer, Höhe Wand, Austria.
2001, “Figurative Malerei”, Gallery Mouratti, Vienna, Austria
2001, “Independence day”, Venezuelan Emb. Vienna.
2001, “Red Series, Red Life”, Club Titanic, Vienna, Austria.
2001, Collective, The Ninth Life Art Gallery, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.
2002 , The Latin American Art Exhibition”, Agora Gallery, SoHo, NY.
2002, Farbe, Venezuelan Consulate NY.
2002 "Contemporary Venezuelan Art" , at the M.A. Doran Gallery, Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2002 "Special Guest by Jamie Schmit" , New Island, NY, USA
2002 The Venezuelan Art Salon, Vienna, Gallery Mouratti, Vien...