Irene Guerriero
São Paulo, SP, Brazil
About Irene Guerriero
Born in São Paulo, Brazil.Graduate from The School of Art Fundacao Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP). Have attended numerous painting workshops and was an assistant in Art History courses at MASP- Museum of Art in Sao Paulo and in tours to art gallerys in Paris, Brussels, Amsterdam and London.
Colour has always been the main subject of my work, which consists mainly of paintings in oil or acrylic on canvas, or paper. Living in a tropical country, colourful views and intense light have had a significant impact on the work, which is inspired by nature and natural surroundings.
The psychedelic movement of the 1960s, which I saw as a child on television, cinema and fashion, has always inspired me. And also Beatles songs, as I was the youngest of a big family and my older sister used to listen to Beatles songs all day long.
The creative process may start with an external stimulus through observation of the world around; from then on solutions will be found during the process from an unconscious dive that will build dream-like images, from the inner world to the realm of painting. A colour does not exist on its own, but only after being illuminated by other surrounding colours. Each colour added creates a new challenge. Only when a balance is found will a painting be ready.
Another aspect of the artwork is the ‘ornament,’ which seeks to integrate basic values such as the esteem of simple life styles that are closer to nature. Ornaments are inclusive, for they are comprehended by diverse cultures and time periods.
There is a special pleasure in the art of painting and the work is always focused in this sense.
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Education:
FAAP- Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado- School of Art- São Paulo- SP- Brazil
Exhibitions:
Contemporary Art Fair PARTE, Arte Infinita Galeria, São Paulo- 2013; Casa da Xiclet Galeria, São Paulo- 2007; New York Gallery, São Paulo- 2006; New York Gallery, São Paulo- 2005. Spazio Surreale Gallery, São Paulo- 2005 (solo); I G.Matteo National Salon of Art, Casa de Portugal, in São Paulo. Award gold medal- 2005; "Overview of the Brazilian Society" in Cultural Gallery Blue Life, São Paulo- 2004;Joint Displays Paintings, Prints and Drawings at the Cultural Center Casper Libero-SP- 1994;10th Contemporary Art Exhibition of Mococa. Awards Silver Medal- 1993;
1989 - Centro Cultural São Paulo, Drawings and Engravings(solo)
