17 May 2008

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I am...: A visual artist born in Lisbon, Portugal, living and working in Toronto, Canada. I am a primarily self-taught artist.

About my artwork: I am interested in looking at the inner workings of the human body, challenging art history's tendency to privilege representations of the surface of the body. My paintings are presented in light boxes --a reference to x-ray light boxes and the hidden perspectives of the human body which they reveal. The subject matter itself consists of abstract depictions of human cells.

Artists I like: James Turrell, Bruce Nauman, Anish Kapoor, HC Berg,

poets: Walt Whitman, Wallace Stevens

philosophers: Pascal, Montaigne, Kierkegaard, Nietszche

What exhibitions are good at the moment?: The month of May is all about "Contact" a festival of photography in Toronto.

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At 8:30pm on 16th May 2008, Patricia Fernandez Miranda said…: Muchas gracias por aceptar mi amistad.
Tus trabajos, una visión muy lírica que nos aproxima al origen de la vida. Todo ese mundo que palpita y que es dificil de visualizar.

At 8:56pm on 14th May 2008, Patricia Fernandez Miranda said…: ¡Excelentes trabajos!
Te invito a que participes en el grupo Do you speak Spanish?,
Un saludo.
Patricia.

At 6:44pm on 14th May 2008, kika nicolela said…: oi, thanks so much for your offer! that's so kind of you. I've been twice to Toronto, but both times I was participating of festivals and/or exhibitions, so I never really got to know the city very well. I was always involved in the festival's events and parties.
I will be in town for only 4 days, this time as a tourist, with my mother! But I would love to have a coffee with you and see your studio. That'd be great.
Write me at kika@dilemastudio.com with your contact, if you want.
Obrigada!

At 4:48pm on 14th May 2008, kika nicolela said…: oh I see. No problem then, just write me in English!
I really enjoyed your work. I'll be in Toronto end of July, will you have exhibitions then?

At 10:47am on 14th May 2008, ania swiatlowska said…: muchisimas gracias por tu comentario tan amable! me encanta mucho ver tu arte, es extraordinario, especialmente los con luz:) muy originales

At 3:13pm on 13th May 2008, kika nicolela said…: maravilhoso o seu trabalho, rui!

At 10:11am on 13th May 2008, mehraneh atashi said…: hi rui,thanks for your comment,i like your light boxes,great.

At 11:56am on 12th May 2008, Maggie Mowbray said…: hello, thanks for the friend invite, I really like your work; the forms, the materials, use of light and the fluidity of the pieces. Enjoyed looking.

Maggie

At 5:42am on 12th May 2008, ted stanuga said…: Thanks Rui, meeting you and seeing your work was definitely a highlight of the show for me. So glad we can continue here, your work looks fantastic in these shots, wonderful work!
my best
Ted

At 2:09am on 11th May 2008, Wina Jie said…: Beautiful, sensitive, engaging work. It really remarks well on the beauty, fragility and abstract nature of the human body. The x-ray/lightbox also reminds viewer of Nature being mediated by Science. Great work :-)