The Madeiran artist currently has 40 original drawings on display at Casa das Mudas.
It is called Desenho and it is the most recent exhibition of artist Teresa Gonçalves Lobo, on display until November 30th. .All in all, the collection gathers 40 original drawings, created between 2006 and 2012 and may be viewed or purchased at the Centro das Artes – Casa das Mudas gallery in Calheta.
The work on display, according to Isabel Santa Clara, professor of arts at the University of Madeira, represents «different shapes and forms». The collection includes «calligraphic motifs with clear lines embedded on an empty background» but also «drawings with broken lines on a dark background, traumatic events with a touch of colour including dramatic contrasts between reds and blacks». This selection also features «ideographic drawings» which resemble «stars».
The artist’s work comprises mainly drawings, though other ventures have explored other areas. Such is the case of her partaking in the first edition of the partnering event Révélations, integrating part of the Paris Design Week, which took place last September.
The “i Chair Long” designed by the artist and manufactured at FRESS – Fundação Ricardo do Espírito Santo e Silva workshops, was the artist’s first venture in design. It was created as part of the “i in person” exhibition of the Decorative Arts Museum, which gathered a selection of art work featuring the letter “i” as the main theme.
The “i Chair Long”, made out of mahogany, traces back to the artist’s Madeiran heritage. At over 2 metres long, the chair was the main feature of the exhibition.
Teresa Gonçalves Lobo was born in Madeira in 1968. She currently lives and works in Lisbon. Her education in art includes drawing, painting and printmaking by Ar.Co and photography by Cenjor, both in Lisbon. She started exhibiting her work individually in 2004. In addition to her exhibitions, her work features several private collections, namely at the Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Fundação D.Luis I, Centro Cultural de Cascais and several others in Portugal, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, China, Spain and Switzerland.
