Rego created her work in response to a referendum to legalise abortion in portugal, which was very narrowly defeated. The building was designed in keeping with the artists own wishes, and it was paula rego herself who selected the architect. Paula regos particular focus in these stories on the adventures of a heroine, such as brancaflor, reveal that the artist sets out from a personal point of view, identifying with her characters in their confrontation with tragic events, like those that marked her own family life in the mid1970s, and in the conflict of their double nature, sexual and maternal. Andre breton was the leader of the surrealist movement and author of the surrealist manifesto, 1924. This major exhibition was the first ever retrospective of paula regos work to be held in scotland. The exterior surfaces, finished with a rough texture, interact with the sun, highlighting its subtle strokes and. Following her marriage to the painter victor willing, rego returned to portugal to live in ericeira. Her parents were anglophiles paula spoke english from infancy, and at 17 she entered the slade art school in london. The museum provides a most appropriate home for the collection of works by the.
The son of toymakers, he grew up making all sorts of creatures, dolls and outfits in his spare time, experimenting with different materials and techniques. Since september 2009 the artist has a museum dedicated to her. Paula rego, who was born into a privileged family in portugal during a dictatorship though she was being repressed and restrained by my. The structure functions as a place of convergence of mourners and for the.
The building makes use of certain aspects of the regions historical architecture, which is here reinterpreted in a contemporary way. D ame paula rego is wearing a red cardigan and a necklace of brightly coloured mice. The oxford dictionary of art and artists oxford university press. Tolkiens 18921973 literary masterpieces, represented in the set of books known as the lord of the ringsfirst published in three volumes in 195455 and the hobbit which.
Her father became an electrical engineer for the british firm marconi but when rego was born, he was still studying. She studied at the slade school, where she met her husband, the painter victor willing 192888. Oct 20, 2010 portugeseborn painter paula rego was made a dame commander by the queen today, and described the honour as a wonderful experience she has been creating magical pictures based on childhood. Neel, nicola lopez, paula rego, betye saar, kiki smith, joan snyder, kara walker. Acknowledging the gap between sex education and the lived experiences of young people. In 1965, she had her first solo exhibition at the sociedade. The palette of boldly coloured walls offsets the starkness of the grey. Artist paula rego exhibition, art for sale and biography. Exhibit explores life of contemporary artist paula rego youtube. Born in lisbon, portugal, dame paula rego b1935 is one of europes most influential contemporary figurative artists. A white, massive, enclosed volume, built in paired styrofoam blocks, rests on a blue carpet floor, assuming itself as a cultural exception space that simultaneously abstracts and inevitably relates to its context the commercial space. Painter paula rego becomes a dame art and design the guardian. In 199899 portuguese born artist paula rego created a series of work entitled untitled.
In 2004, she had another retrospective at the serralves museum in porto, which was so popular that it had to keep its doors open 24 hours a day. Paula rego, a new museum dedicated to the artist is opening in cascais near lisbon paula rego paula figueiroa rego, born is a portuguese painter, illustrator and printmaker. In their citation, the pritzker prize jury called the paula rego museum both civic and intimate, and so appropriate for the display of art. Artist paula rego biography, exhibitions, art for sale, latest news and work. Paula rego was born in lisbon and studied at the slade school of fine art, london. Spectacular museums lotnictwa polskiego in poland and casa. Until 23 february at chiostro del bramante in rome, italy. Rego is one of the most important artists living in britain today. She went to finishing school in england and then won a place at the slade school of fine art. Born in portugal, paula rego is one of britain s leading artists. He has received many awards, has participated in numerous seminars and given many lectures both in portugal and abroad. Throughout his life, paula rego passionately supports the benfica football club by the way, the artists grandfather was one of. Storytelling is at the heart of everything she does the 82yearold artists show includes a series of five selfportraits made soon after she fell.
See available prints and multiples, works on paper, and paintings for sale and learn about the artist. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folkthemes from her native portugal. Oporto university to click below link and download in pdf format. Ryue nishizawa teshima art museum, teshima, kagawa, japan. Along the top section of the painting a monstrous female formthat we now know to be a portrayal of her husbands new loverfarts out a phallic shapedtongue. She became completely seduced by the tactile quality of the material, which she described as like painting with your fingers. It can be immediately recognised thanks to its two pyramidshaped towers and the redcoloured concrete used in its construction. Sitting in her studio surrounded by a strange population of lifesize dollies, discombobulated animals. This intimate film follows the artist from her retrospective at the reina sofia in madrid back to the privacy of her studio in london while she talks with humour and candour about her compulsion to produce works that, though accessible, deal with the most private themes. Detail in contemporary concrete architecture ebook, 2012. Modern redcoloured museum devoted entirely to the works of portugueseborn artist paula rego and her husband. These works are constructed out of raw and expressive gestures that are subject to constant alteration. I always like to stress the meaning of the word assignment over some of my projects, it is becoming more and more clear that after 2.
A highly poetic abstract exploration for portugals first lighthouse museum. Wright20 2017 wayzata, minnesota welcomed home a new form of architecture that was created by one of americas most famous architects, frank gehry. Cascais portugal tourism guide fully updated for 2020. Pysall ruge architekten museum of polish aviation krakow, poland. The museum building itself has already become an iconic landmark in cascais.
Baltic sea kunst dokk lcla office landscape diagram. Portugueseborn british painter of figure, animal, and fantasy subjects. The purposebuilt building housing it was opened in 2000 and was built in the place of rugbys previous library. Influence of surrealism artists directly involved with the surrealist movement. The earthen red conical forms of this museum dedicated to the artist paula rego, sit in pungent contrast to the green surroundings. With paula rego, nick willing, john mcewen, jorge sampaio. Stray dogs, paula rego s famous painting from 1965, depicts a hideous episode that occurred in barcelona when poisoned meat intended to kill street dogs, ended up killing street children who had mistakenly picked it up. Snow white playing with her fathers trophies paula rego 1995 snow white swallows the poisoned apple paula rego 1995 120 out of 36 load more. Paula rego was born on january 26, 1935, in lisbon, portugal. Roman frontier, tullie house museum and art gallery, carlisle redman. Paula rego is a portuguese artist known for her paintings and prints which are often based on childrens folktales. Paula rego obedience and defiance national galleries. Regos style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. Her work has featured the bold yet beautiful topics of feminism reflected through traditional folklore of portugal.
Obedience and defiance was a survey of the portuguese artists work that brought politics to the fore. One day, frightened for no apparent reason other than that of a power cut which inconvenienced and possibly frightened the sisters, they brutally. Dame paula rego is a portugueseborn visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Dame paula rego, dbe born 26 january 1935, is a portuguese visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Dame maria paula figueiroa rego dbe ra born 26 january 1935 is a portugueseborn visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. The museums large collection is rotated every few months following different themes. A unique insight into the life and work of celebrated painter paula rego directed by her son, the film maker nick willing. Promenade museum construction documents on philau portfolios. Immas collection such as alice maher, beverly semmes, paula rego, f. Last days to see the exhibition bacon, freud and the school of london.
Paula rego began to experiment with pastels in 1994. Tiphani hodges philadelphia, pennsylvania, united states. The red of the concrete provides a pleasing contrast with the green of the vegetation. From cascais there are many fascinating day trips, including. Already as a student, he showed a natural inclination for the world of architecture. This smallscale exhibition highlights three pivotal phases in paula regos work, showing the breadth of her artistic practice as well as tracing recurrent themes that span her career paula regos works take real and imagined stories as their starting points, though she allows the complex narratives in her pictures to evolve out of the. It was designed to be fully in keeping with her wishes, having indicated that it should be fun, lively and also a bit mischievous. The building makes use of certain aspects of the regions historical architecture, which is here. Rego is an incredibly important cultural figure in portugal, considered to be one of the nations most famous and influential artists. The paula rego museum is also a design created by the portuguese architect. Simply put, cascais is a wonderful destination for a holiday. The painting the dance by paula rego in the pushkin state museum of fine arts during the exhibition francis bacon, lucian freud, and the school of london. In addition to bacon and freud, the show features a group of artists who have marked an epoch, inspired generations, and used painting to illustrate life. Michael andrews, frank auerbach, leon kossoff, and paula rego.
The following year, rego was named a dame of the british empire. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Mcwilliam, iran do espirito santo, rebecca horn and colin middleton among others. Ron mueck was born during the year of 1958, in the capital of australia, melbourne, to german parents. The museum is made up of two pyramidshaped buildings of equal size, made of red concrete coloured with bayferrox pigments. Browse artwork and art for sale by paula rego and discover content, biographical information and recently sold works. Whilst still a young man, mueck commenced his professional career as a model maker and. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folkthemes from. Museum exhibitions collections visit publications music season 1920 tickets choir and orchestra visit art library services collections science. The story at the heart of the painting came to paula rego readymade in the form of jean genets play the maids 1947, itself based on the reallife case of the papin sisters, christine and lea, who worked as maids for a rich parisian family.
The winton guest house is known for its unique the penny winton hired frank gehry in 1984,read more. Buy paula rego original artwork and paintings at marlborough gallery. See more ideas about artist, paula rego art and drawings. The british council collection has 8500 works of modern and contemporary british art. Traditional tales in paula regos artistic career museu. The company of women paula rego the company of women 1997 pastel on paper mounted on aluminium 170 x. She was an only child, her family was wealthy and as such she had a comfortable upbringing. Apr 12, 2017 now, at the paula rego house of stories art museum in cascais, just outside of lisbon, visitors are getting the chance to explore the artists life like never before. The museum provides a most appropriate home for the collection of works by the internationally distinguished artist paula rego, who lived in estoril for many years. A painter of stories celebrated for her dark, complex paintings, prints, drawings, and collages, paula rego draws upon folk and fairytales, literature, and her own biography to create politically charged, deeply unsettling tableaux. Paula rego, abortion series, set of 8 etchings, untitled ll, 1999.
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