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EXHIBITION ROOMS
HOLOSCAPES
Featuring a mesmerizing combination of a physical installation, virtual reality experiences, and cutting-edge 3D hologram projections, this exhibition is set to transport visitors to new dimensions of artistry. Renowned artists such as Mutes, Raquel Gralheiro, Rui Carreira, Valeria del Vacchio, Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Marina Emphietzi, and Se Feng'er will showcase their captivating artworks, promising an unforgettable experience for all. Mark your calendars for this unmissable event, who took place at the Cordoaria Nacional from June 7th to June 10th.
Brace yourself for a mind-bending fusion of technology and creativity that will leave you inspired and awestruck. Stay tuned for an extraordinary exhibition that will leave a lasting impression on all who attend.
Brace yourself for a mind-bending fusion of technology and creativity that will leave you inspired and awestruck. Stay tuned for an extraordinary exhibition that will leave a lasting impression on all who attend.
THE MASTERS OF CONTEMPORANEITY
Step into a world of unparalleled luxury and exclusivity as São Rafael Galleries presents its highly anticipated and groundbreaking virtual reality exhibition, Masters of Contemporaneity. This extraordinary and one-of-a-kind experience is set to redefine the boundaries of art and technology, offering a level of sophistication and innovation that has never been witnessed before.
Renowned artists such as Marina Emphietzi, Xinyue Luo, Kevin Trinh, Giovanni Trimani, Arista2099, Ildikó Baranyi, Shelina Khimji, Gulnar Sacoor, Barbara Lo Faro, Leonor Sousa, Valeria Magini, Se Fenger, Abílio Marcos, and other visionaries contribute to this breathtaking showcase, crafting an immersive experience like nothing you’ve ever experienced before.
Opened October 15th | 2023
The exhibition “La Vie en Rose” brings together around the blooming flowers, an artistic pulse that beats stronger, the joy of reunion where annoyances and sorrows disappear and the forgetting of anything that is not there. Around the flowers are the artists Leonor Trindade Sousa, Catarina Diaz, Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire and Marco Gomes.
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LA VIE EN ROSE
“The Winter’s Tale” immersive exhibition gathers around the Christmas tree several national and international artists: João Freire, Leonor Trindade Sousa, Hossam Dirar, Carlos Teixeira, António Azenha, Fabián Caro Román, Jaime R Ferreira, Abílio Marcos, Rodolfo M. Costa, Ricardo Gomes, Gulnar Sacoor, Catarina Diaz and Marco Gomes. A compliment to the Winter Cycle and a Christmas celebration where the mysteries of Christ by Carlos Teixeira stand out and the magic of the Orient by Hossam Dirar comes to life. And because Jesus was also a migrant, João Freire’s vision is highlighted through watercolor where the artist represents the dilemmas and afflictions of the Mediterranean crossing. A winter of hope, faith and joy. You can also discover many other artists by clicking on the surprise gifts.
Opened December 15th | 2021
Opened December 15th | 2021
In this midnight city of mass millions, the exclusible icons are sleeping beautys that are dancing in the light in premium exclusivity… a ticking mystery, the single art’s enigma.
In this exhibition we’ve gathered the primadonnas of contemporary artists: Catarina Diaz, Leonor T. Sousa, Ricardo Gomes, Arista2099, Abílio Marcos, Ashima Kumar, Lena Silva, Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire, Marco Gomes, Kwame Koda, Cecília Acevedo, Gabriela González Leal, Lilia Luján, Hossam Dirar, Fabián Caro, Tomiwa Arobieke and Rodolfo M. Costa.
Opened November 1st | 2022
In this exhibition we’ve gathered the primadonnas of contemporary artists: Catarina Diaz, Leonor T. Sousa, Ricardo Gomes, Arista2099, Abílio Marcos, Ashima Kumar, Lena Silva, Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire, Marco Gomes, Kwame Koda, Cecília Acevedo, Gabriela González Leal, Lilia Luján, Hossam Dirar, Fabián Caro, Tomiwa Arobieke and Rodolfo M. Costa.
Opened November 1st | 2022
THE NUTCRACKERS
The Nutcrackers invite you to discover the magic universe of reflection in contemporary art through a unique journey to the sound of chimera clock, following the march of the wood soldier in order to crack the conscious and discover the nut of dialogue, culminating in the victory of signs. This immersive exhibition brings together the artists Gulnar Sacoor, Tebo and Fabián Caro Román under the theme of dream and spirituality. In evidence is the Dialogues collection, by Gulnar Sacoor, in which the Mozambican artist crosses, in an emotional dialogue, the Piet Modrian’s abstract and unique design with his horizontal and vertical lines and primary color palette, with the meditative art of Mark Rothko and its mature relationship to colors, alternating contrasts and subtle chromatic variations, in a quest for silence in the contemplation of art. Also, within this dialogue around minimalist aesthetics, the series Rush Maps and Post-Vacation Indication by Barcelona artist Diego Estebo Ortiz are presented. Diego, artistically known as Tebo, brings us here minimalist compositions, with a taste for the immediacy and the primitive, where his two favorite themes merge: signs and landscapes.
The exhibition room also has a space dedicated to the fantastic and magical beings that inhabit the sculptures of the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, an appeal to the metaphysical and prophetic in which the fertility, eroticism and magic of the warrior figures assume original forms in a surrealist model.
Opened December 03rd | 2021
The exhibition room also has a space dedicated to the fantastic and magical beings that inhabit the sculptures of the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, an appeal to the metaphysical and prophetic in which the fertility, eroticism and magic of the warrior figures assume original forms in a surrealist model.
Opened December 03rd | 2021
THE WINTER’S TALE
EXCLUSIBLE ICONS
The exhibition “The Beasts of Beauty” brings together in an engaging and interactive setting three outstanding contemporary artists: Catarina Diaz, José A. Faraco and Hossam Dirar. An immersive exhibition that intends to be a hymn to contemporaneity and that unites sensorial and experiential design with images of the “dream worlds” of fashion and everyday life, between the real and the imaginary, dialoguing with the naturalization and exaltation of female beauty.
The Beasts of Beauty is a celebration of the female figure, of her creative and autonomous power, with a focus on her strength and spiritual dimension. The exhibition “The Beasts of Beauty” brings together the London-based artist Catarina Diaz, who, through analogue collage and oil sticks, gives visibility to the female figure inspired by London’s cosmopolitan life, fashion, as well the memories of a childhood inhabited by vibrant and exotic chromaticism of Western Africa. The artworks on exhibition are based on an aesthetic of the sensitive, whose shifts fluctuate between spirituality, pop-art and surrealism; At her side, the Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar brings us a series of paintings about the figure of Nefertiti, here reinvented in the light of contemporaneity and fashion, combining pop culture references with the elegance of Ancient Egyptian art. His work reflects the importance of symbols, stories and myths surrounding this important female figure in her confrontation with the modern world. Finally, we highlight the sculptures and paintings by the Spanish artist José A. Faraco, who presents us with a vision around the desexualization and naturalization of the female nude.
Opened November 19th | 2021
The Beasts of Beauty is a celebration of the female figure, of her creative and autonomous power, with a focus on her strength and spiritual dimension. The exhibition “The Beasts of Beauty” brings together the London-based artist Catarina Diaz, who, through analogue collage and oil sticks, gives visibility to the female figure inspired by London’s cosmopolitan life, fashion, as well the memories of a childhood inhabited by vibrant and exotic chromaticism of Western Africa. The artworks on exhibition are based on an aesthetic of the sensitive, whose shifts fluctuate between spirituality, pop-art and surrealism; At her side, the Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar brings us a series of paintings about the figure of Nefertiti, here reinvented in the light of contemporaneity and fashion, combining pop culture references with the elegance of Ancient Egyptian art. His work reflects the importance of symbols, stories and myths surrounding this important female figure in her confrontation with the modern world. Finally, we highlight the sculptures and paintings by the Spanish artist José A. Faraco, who presents us with a vision around the desexualization and naturalization of the female nude.
Opened November 19th | 2021
IN THE SKIN OF
This Spring the São Rafael Galleries mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with the immersive exhibition «In the skin of» which brings together artists of different ethnicities, crossing African, Egyptian, Mexican and Portuguese artistic visions about peace, beauty and art.
The exhibition highlights digital works, including conceptual photography by Ghanaian artist Kwame Koda, inspired by surrealism and fine art. Artist Catarina Diaz presents an analog collage with oil sticks that invites us to reconnect with nature and defend diversity.
Also featured are the "Bubble Gum" series by Ivory Coast artist Jean-David Niangoran, celebrating African braids as a representation of cultural diversity. The "Daydreams" series by Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar is a reflection on the dream and our need to find hope and strength in the world.
The exhibition also includes works by Mexican artist Gabriela González Leal, exploring Mesoamerican childhood worldviews, and Portuguese artist Ricardo Gomes, combining art and therapy. The goal is to invite viewers to put themselves in the skin of the artists and reflect on what it means to be human in the modern world.
In this exhibition, the viewer is invited to put himself in the skin not only of the artists, through their shared reflections, but also in the skin of what it means to be a woman, to be a man, to be a child, to be an artist, to be from a country, to be from a culture, to be who do you want to be in the modern world? This exhibition is a celebration of beauty and a call for all of us to abandon the heavy heritage of injustice and cruelty and step into the skin of equality, fraternity and freedom. So this Spring, São Rafael Galleries are in the skin of Hope.
Opened March 21st | 2022
The exhibition highlights digital works, including conceptual photography by Ghanaian artist Kwame Koda, inspired by surrealism and fine art. Artist Catarina Diaz presents an analog collage with oil sticks that invites us to reconnect with nature and defend diversity.
Also featured are the "Bubble Gum" series by Ivory Coast artist Jean-David Niangoran, celebrating African braids as a representation of cultural diversity. The "Daydreams" series by Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar is a reflection on the dream and our need to find hope and strength in the world.
The exhibition also includes works by Mexican artist Gabriela González Leal, exploring Mesoamerican childhood worldviews, and Portuguese artist Ricardo Gomes, combining art and therapy. The goal is to invite viewers to put themselves in the skin of the artists and reflect on what it means to be human in the modern world.
In this exhibition, the viewer is invited to put himself in the skin not only of the artists, through their shared reflections, but also in the skin of what it means to be a woman, to be a man, to be a child, to be an artist, to be from a country, to be from a culture, to be who do you want to be in the modern world? This exhibition is a celebration of beauty and a call for all of us to abandon the heavy heritage of injustice and cruelty and step into the skin of equality, fraternity and freedom. So this Spring, São Rafael Galleries are in the skin of Hope.
Opened March 21st | 2022
THE BEANSTALKERS
“The BeansTalkers” is an immersive exhibition dedicated to tradition, crossing Portuguese, Chilean and Indonesian traditions, songs and visualities through Vimoc, Cecília Acevedo and Carlos Teixeira artworks.
The exhibition emphasizes the Golden Edition, by the duo Vimoc from the city of Porto, a series of artworks that portray the beauty of nature and urban architecture. In this series, the artists seek to recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving, combining the dynamic morphology of the gold leaf with the raised hand drawing. In this exhibition, Chilean crochetpainting artist Cecília Acevedo makes her national debut, who through textile fibers seeks to empower the sensory experience, adding the tactile system. The works “Tesoro Callejero” and “Moais” stand out, which seek to evoke a new concept of emotional art through the crochet technique, created from botanical threads, hand-dyed by the artist with natural pigments.
Painting and photography artist Carlos Teixeira closes this art room with the series “Ruralities” and “The Essence of Commerce”. Ruralities brings us a series of paintings with a focus on rurality and the simplicity of its people, on the fraternal relationship with the land, with the animals, against a backdrop of black color and blocks of pure color on the protagonists. And in The Essence of Commerce the artist from Braga takes us to a raw look at traditional commerce, focusing on the characteristic and identifying features of the cultural matrix and the imagination of merchants.
Opened December 03rd | 2021
The exhibition emphasizes the Golden Edition, by the duo Vimoc from the city of Porto, a series of artworks that portray the beauty of nature and urban architecture. In this series, the artists seek to recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving, combining the dynamic morphology of the gold leaf with the raised hand drawing. In this exhibition, Chilean crochetpainting artist Cecília Acevedo makes her national debut, who through textile fibers seeks to empower the sensory experience, adding the tactile system. The works “Tesoro Callejero” and “Moais” stand out, which seek to evoke a new concept of emotional art through the crochet technique, created from botanical threads, hand-dyed by the artist with natural pigments.
Painting and photography artist Carlos Teixeira closes this art room with the series “Ruralities” and “The Essence of Commerce”. Ruralities brings us a series of paintings with a focus on rurality and the simplicity of its people, on the fraternal relationship with the land, with the animals, against a backdrop of black color and blocks of pure color on the protagonists. And in The Essence of Commerce the artist from Braga takes us to a raw look at traditional commerce, focusing on the characteristic and identifying features of the cultural matrix and the imagination of merchants.
Opened December 03rd | 2021
THE BEASTS OF BEAUTY
Midsummer Night’s Virtual Exhibition celebrates the summer solstice in a visual concept inspired by Shakespeare, inviting you to venture into the universe of the enchanted forest and discover the artworks in an open-air exhibition or even walking through a maze, in a sunset imersive environment. 80 artworks by national and international artists: Rodolfo M. Costa, José A. Faraco, Carlos Teixeira, Luís Liberato, Fabián Caro Román, Gulnar Sacoor, Abílio Marcos, António Azenha, Lilly Helja Jonasson, Vimoc, Leonor Trindade Sousa, Marco Gomes, João Freire, Sara Seabra, Sílvia Raposo and Amélia Monteiro.
The exhibition highlights artworks by the German artist Lilly Helja Jonasson, recognized for her “splittografielage” technique, based on the fragmentation of author photography into geometric shapes; drawings by the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, alluding to the theme of dreams and the unconscious, influenced by architectural design; the “Information” series by Rodolfo M. Costa, whose work captures fragments of a vandalized dimension of fantasy and drags them into our reality, capturing the Kunstmeile spirit of the Berlin Wall; and also our finearts Golden Edition by Vimoc project, an illustration drawings series with a manual application of gold leaf in the intention of highlighting the architecture and recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving.
The exhibition also includes some of the awarded artworks by Leonor Trindade Sousa, who this year won 12 awards between Italy and France. The exhibition emphasizes the artworks awarded with the Pierre Auguste Renoir International Prize, the Golden Mercury, the Paul Cezanne International Art Prize , the Michelangelo International Art Prize and the “Palma d’Oro” in Cannes. The Angolan plastic artist João Freire also stands out, awarded for his artworks in watercolor and sculpture that seek to express the importance of traditions, here transmitted in the richness of Trás-os-Montes masks with an innovative stamp in their forms.
Also on display is the artist Marco Gomes, whose artworks question the formal relationships between colors, lines and surfaces, influenced by abstractionism; Abílio Marcos, whose pictorial language dialogues with geometric expressionism and poetic symbolism, combined in games of colors and shapes; as well as José Antonio Faraco, Carlos Teixeira, Gulnar Sacoor, Luís Liberato, António Azenha, Sara Seabra, Amélia Monteiro and Sílvia Raposo. The exhibition brings together around 80 international artworks. The direct vídeo exhibition ends with the live-streaming transmission of the show Van Gogh’s Gospel, about the life and work of the impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, signed by Produções D. Mona.
Opened July 30th | 2021
The exhibition highlights artworks by the German artist Lilly Helja Jonasson, recognized for her “splittografielage” technique, based on the fragmentation of author photography into geometric shapes; drawings by the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, alluding to the theme of dreams and the unconscious, influenced by architectural design; the “Information” series by Rodolfo M. Costa, whose work captures fragments of a vandalized dimension of fantasy and drags them into our reality, capturing the Kunstmeile spirit of the Berlin Wall; and also our finearts Golden Edition by Vimoc project, an illustration drawings series with a manual application of gold leaf in the intention of highlighting the architecture and recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving.
The exhibition also includes some of the awarded artworks by Leonor Trindade Sousa, who this year won 12 awards between Italy and France. The exhibition emphasizes the artworks awarded with the Pierre Auguste Renoir International Prize, the Golden Mercury, the Paul Cezanne International Art Prize , the Michelangelo International Art Prize and the “Palma d’Oro” in Cannes. The Angolan plastic artist João Freire also stands out, awarded for his artworks in watercolor and sculpture that seek to express the importance of traditions, here transmitted in the richness of Trás-os-Montes masks with an innovative stamp in their forms.
Also on display is the artist Marco Gomes, whose artworks question the formal relationships between colors, lines and surfaces, influenced by abstractionism; Abílio Marcos, whose pictorial language dialogues with geometric expressionism and poetic symbolism, combined in games of colors and shapes; as well as José Antonio Faraco, Carlos Teixeira, Gulnar Sacoor, Luís Liberato, António Azenha, Sara Seabra, Amélia Monteiro and Sílvia Raposo. The exhibition brings together around 80 international artworks. The direct vídeo exhibition ends with the live-streaming transmission of the show Van Gogh’s Gospel, about the life and work of the impressionist painter Vincent Van Gogh, signed by Produções D. Mona.
Opened July 30th | 2021
INFORMATION (video exhibition)
We mark the International Press Freedom Day with the launch of the “Information” series, by the young artist Rodolfo M. Costa. This series was created after the artist moved to Berlin, where he captured the Kunstmeile spirit of the Berlin Wall (“the art mile”). The creation of a series of 18 frames sealed in resin captures fragments of a vandalized fantasy dimension and drags them into our reality, exploring themes such as graffiti, information, advertising, multiculturalism and consumerism.
Opened May 3rd | 2021
Opened May 3rd | 2021
GALA (video exhibition)
GALA – Inauguration and Virtual Exhibition is the first exhibition in a virtual and immersive register of Galerias São Rafael, whose name pays homage to the famous Gala, muse of Salvador Dalí. For Galerias São Rafael, it is also a symbol of female empowerment, as the two founding businesswomen intend to ensure greater representation and visibility for women in the plastic arts.
This exhibition showcases around 90 exclusive artworks by contemporary artists: Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire, Carlos Teixeira, Fabián Caro Román, José A. Faraco Macias, Luís Liberato, Leonor Trindade Sousa, António Azenha, Amélia Monteiro and Sara Seabra.
Several collections are highlighted in this exhibition, including the Dialogues collection, by Gulnar Sacoor, interpreted as a fusion between Modrian and Rothko, highlighting the myriad of colors and the realistic imagery of minimalist shapes and infinite landscapes, between mystery and spirituality; The Affects collection, by the artist João Freire, which seeks, through a extreme sensitivity, to express the ties that unite parents and children since birth; And the Ruralities and Colorful Expressions collections, by artist Carlos Teixeira, which, in a vivid, raw and striking way, portrays the faces of marginality and rurality and confronts us with a perception of what Realism can mean in the 21th century.
The exhibition also includes works by the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, with a focus on painting, muralism, sculpture and ceramics. The artworks presented reveal the influence of the artist’s education in architecture and resort to the theme of dreams and the unconscious, portraying the human body in strength, through metaphysical and magical faces and body expressions, with a focus on surrealist modeling of the female body; We also present the Andalusian artist José A. Faraco Macias, that, through his artworks, makes us relive the rigor of anatomical detail and bodily expressiveness through sculpture, wich assumes a strong stand position about gender diversity and the main social transformations that occur in the social image of the naked body.
Among the artists represented in the exhibition are also Luís Liberato, Leonor Trindade Sousa, António Azenha, Amélia Monteiro and the young artist from Coimbra, Sara Seabra. Altogether, the exhibition will exhibit around 90 works by established and emerging artists. The direct vídeo exhibition ends with the live-streaming transmission of the show No Kahlo, about the life and work of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, signed by Produções D. Mona.
Opened April 2nd | 2021
This exhibition showcases around 90 exclusive artworks by contemporary artists: Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire, Carlos Teixeira, Fabián Caro Román, José A. Faraco Macias, Luís Liberato, Leonor Trindade Sousa, António Azenha, Amélia Monteiro and Sara Seabra.
Several collections are highlighted in this exhibition, including the Dialogues collection, by Gulnar Sacoor, interpreted as a fusion between Modrian and Rothko, highlighting the myriad of colors and the realistic imagery of minimalist shapes and infinite landscapes, between mystery and spirituality; The Affects collection, by the artist João Freire, which seeks, through a extreme sensitivity, to express the ties that unite parents and children since birth; And the Ruralities and Colorful Expressions collections, by artist Carlos Teixeira, which, in a vivid, raw and striking way, portrays the faces of marginality and rurality and confronts us with a perception of what Realism can mean in the 21th century.
The exhibition also includes works by the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, with a focus on painting, muralism, sculpture and ceramics. The artworks presented reveal the influence of the artist’s education in architecture and resort to the theme of dreams and the unconscious, portraying the human body in strength, through metaphysical and magical faces and body expressions, with a focus on surrealist modeling of the female body; We also present the Andalusian artist José A. Faraco Macias, that, through his artworks, makes us relive the rigor of anatomical detail and bodily expressiveness through sculpture, wich assumes a strong stand position about gender diversity and the main social transformations that occur in the social image of the naked body.
Among the artists represented in the exhibition are also Luís Liberato, Leonor Trindade Sousa, António Azenha, Amélia Monteiro and the young artist from Coimbra, Sara Seabra. Altogether, the exhibition will exhibit around 90 works by established and emerging artists. The direct vídeo exhibition ends with the live-streaming transmission of the show No Kahlo, about the life and work of the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, signed by Produções D. Mona.
Opened April 2nd | 2021
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
Holoscapes
Featuring a mesmerizing combination of a physical installation, virtual reality experiences, and cutting-edge 3D hologram projections, this exhibition is set to transport visitors to new dimensions of artistry. Renowned artists such as Mutes, Raquel Gralheiro, Rui Carreira, Valeria del Vacchio, Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Marina Emphietzi, and Se Feng'er will showcase their captivating artworks, promising an unforgettable experience for all. Mark your calendars for this unmissable event, who took place at the Cordoaria Nacional from June 7th to June 10th.
THE MASTERS OF CONTEMPORANEITY
Featuring a mesmerizing combination of a physical installation, virtual reality experiences, and cutting-edge 3D hologram projections, this exhibition is set to transport visitors to new dimensions of artistry. Renowned artists such as Mutes, Raquel Gralheiro, Rui Carreira, Valeria del Vacchio, Ashima Kumar, Catarina Diaz, Marina Emphietzi, and Se Feng'er will showcase their captivating artworks, promising an unforgettable experience for all. Mark your calendars for this unmissable event, who took place at the Cordoaria Nacional from June 7th to June 10th.
LA VIE EN ROSE
The exhibition “La Vie en Rose” brings together around the blooming flowers, an artistic pulse that beats stronger, the joy of reunion where annoyances and sorrows disappear and the forgetting of anything that is not there. Around the flowers are the artists Leonor Trindade Sousa, Catarina Diaz, Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire and Marco Gomes.
THE WINTER’S TALE
“The Winter’s Tale” immersive exhibition gathers around the Christmas tree several national and international artists: João Freire, Leonor Trindade Sousa, Hossam Dirar, Carlos Teixeira, António Azenha, Fabián Caro Román, Jaime R Ferreira, Abílio Marcos, Rodolfo M. Costa, Ricardo Gomes, Gulnar Sacoor, Catarina Diaz and Marco Gomes. A compliment to the Winter Cycle and a Christmas celebration where the mysteries of Christ by Carlos Teixeira stand out and the magic of the Orient by Hossam Dirar comes to life. And because Jesus was also a migrant, João Freire’s vision is highlighted through watercolor where the artist represents the dilemmas and afflictions of the Mediterranean crossing. A winter of hope, faith and joy. You can also discover many other artists by clicking on the surprise gifts.
EXCLUSIBLE ICONS
In this midnight city of mass millions, the exclusible icons are sleeping beautys that are dancing in the light in premium exclusivity… a ticking mystery, the single art’s enigma.
In this exhibition we’ve gathered the primadonnas of contemporary artists: Catarina Diaz, Leonor T. Sousa, Ricardo Gomes, Arista2099, Abílio Marcos, Ashima Kumar, Lena Silva, Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire, Marco Gomes, Kwame Koda, Cecília Acevedo, Gabriela González Leal, Lilia Luján, Hossam Dirar, Fabián Caro, Tomiwa Arobieke and Rodolfo M. Costa.
In this exhibition we’ve gathered the primadonnas of contemporary artists: Catarina Diaz, Leonor T. Sousa, Ricardo Gomes, Arista2099, Abílio Marcos, Ashima Kumar, Lena Silva, Gulnar Sacoor, João Freire, Marco Gomes, Kwame Koda, Cecília Acevedo, Gabriela González Leal, Lilia Luján, Hossam Dirar, Fabián Caro, Tomiwa Arobieke and Rodolfo M. Costa.
THE NUTCRACKERS
The Nutcrackers invite you to discover the magic universe of reflection in contemporary art through a unique journey to the sound of chimera clock, following the march of the wood soldier in order to crack the conscious and discover the nut of dialogue, culminating in the victory of signs. This immersive exhibition brings together the artists Gulnar Sacoor, Tebo and Fabián Caro Román under the theme of dream and spirituality. In evidence is the Dialogues collection, by Gulnar Sacoor, in which the Mozambican artist crosses, in an emotional dialogue, the Piet Modrian’s abstract and unique design with his horizontal and vertical lines and primary color palette, with the meditative art of Mark Rothko and its mature relationship to colors, alternating contrasts and subtle chromatic variations, in a quest for silence in the contemplation of art. Also, within this dialogue around minimalist aesthetics, the series Rush Maps and Post-Vacation Indication by Barcelona artist Diego Estebo Ortiz are presented. Diego, artistically known as Tebo, brings us here minimalist compositions, with a taste for the immediacy and the primitive, where his two favorite themes merge: signs and landscapes.
The exhibition room also has a space dedicated to the fantastic and magical beings that inhabit the sculptures of the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, an appeal to the metaphysical and prophetic in which the fertility, eroticism and magic of the warrior figures assume original forms in a surrealist model.
The exhibition room also has a space dedicated to the fantastic and magical beings that inhabit the sculptures of the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, an appeal to the metaphysical and prophetic in which the fertility, eroticism and magic of the warrior figures assume original forms in a surrealist model.
THE BEASTS OF BEAUTY
The exhibition “The Beasts of Beauty” brings together in an engaging and interactive setting three outstanding contemporary artists: Catarina Diaz, José A. Faraco and Hossam Dirar. An immersive exhibition that intends to be a hymn to contemporaneity and that unites sensorial and experiential design with images of the “dream worlds” of fashion and everyday life, between the real and the imaginary, dialoguing with the naturalization and exaltation of female beauty.
The Beasts of Beauty is a celebration of the female figure, of her creative and autonomous power, with a focus on her strength and spiritual dimension. The exhibition “The Beasts of Beauty” brings together the London-based artist Catarina Diaz, who, through analogue collage and oil sticks, gives visibility to the female figure inspired by London’s cosmopolitan life, fashion, as well the memories of a childhood inhabited by vibrant and exotic chromaticism of Western Africa. The artworks on exhibition are based on an aesthetic of the sensitive, whose shifts fluctuate between spirituality, pop-art and surrealism; At her side, the Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar brings us a series of paintings about the figure of Nefertiti, here reinvented in the light of contemporaneity and fashion, combining pop culture references with the elegance of Ancient Egyptian art. His work reflects the importance of symbols, stories and myths surrounding this important female figure in her confrontation with the modern world. Finally, we highlight the sculptures and paintings by the Spanish artist José A. Faraco, who presents us with a vision around the desexualization and naturalization of the female nude.
The Beasts of Beauty is a celebration of the female figure, of her creative and autonomous power, with a focus on her strength and spiritual dimension. The exhibition “The Beasts of Beauty” brings together the London-based artist Catarina Diaz, who, through analogue collage and oil sticks, gives visibility to the female figure inspired by London’s cosmopolitan life, fashion, as well the memories of a childhood inhabited by vibrant and exotic chromaticism of Western Africa. The artworks on exhibition are based on an aesthetic of the sensitive, whose shifts fluctuate between spirituality, pop-art and surrealism; At her side, the Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar brings us a series of paintings about the figure of Nefertiti, here reinvented in the light of contemporaneity and fashion, combining pop culture references with the elegance of Ancient Egyptian art. His work reflects the importance of symbols, stories and myths surrounding this important female figure in her confrontation with the modern world. Finally, we highlight the sculptures and paintings by the Spanish artist José A. Faraco, who presents us with a vision around the desexualization and naturalization of the female nude.
IN THE SKIN OF
This Spring the São Rafael Galleries mark the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination with the immersive exhibition «In the skin of» which brings together artists of different ethnicities, crossing African, Egyptian, Mexican and Portuguese artistic visions about peace, beauty and art.
The exhibition highlights digital works, including conceptual photography by Ghanaian artist Kwame Koda, inspired by surrealism and fine art. Artist Catarina Diaz presents an analog collage with oil sticks that invites us to reconnect with nature and defend diversity.
Also featured are the "Bubble Gum" series by Ivory Coast artist Jean-David Niangoran, celebrating African braids as a representation of cultural diversity. The "Daydreams" series by Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar is a reflection on the dream and our need to find hope and strength in the world.
The exhibition also includes works by Mexican artist Gabriela González Leal, exploring Mesoamerican childhood worldviews, and Portuguese artist Ricardo Gomes, combining art and therapy. The goal is to invite viewers to put themselves in the skin of the artists and reflect on what it means to be human in the modern world.
In this exhibition, the viewer is invited to put himself in the skin not only of the artists, through their shared reflections, but also in the skin of what it means to be a woman, to be a man, to be a child, to be an artist, to be from a country, to be from a culture, to be who do you want to be in the modern world? This exhibition is a celebration of beauty and a call for all of us to abandon the heavy heritage of injustice and cruelty and step into the skin of equality, fraternity and freedom. So this Spring, São Rafael Galleries are in the skin of Hope.
The exhibition highlights digital works, including conceptual photography by Ghanaian artist Kwame Koda, inspired by surrealism and fine art. Artist Catarina Diaz presents an analog collage with oil sticks that invites us to reconnect with nature and defend diversity.
Also featured are the "Bubble Gum" series by Ivory Coast artist Jean-David Niangoran, celebrating African braids as a representation of cultural diversity. The "Daydreams" series by Egyptian artist Hossam Dirar is a reflection on the dream and our need to find hope and strength in the world.
The exhibition also includes works by Mexican artist Gabriela González Leal, exploring Mesoamerican childhood worldviews, and Portuguese artist Ricardo Gomes, combining art and therapy. The goal is to invite viewers to put themselves in the skin of the artists and reflect on what it means to be human in the modern world.
In this exhibition, the viewer is invited to put himself in the skin not only of the artists, through their shared reflections, but also in the skin of what it means to be a woman, to be a man, to be a child, to be an artist, to be from a country, to be from a culture, to be who do you want to be in the modern world? This exhibition is a celebration of beauty and a call for all of us to abandon the heavy heritage of injustice and cruelty and step into the skin of equality, fraternity and freedom. So this Spring, São Rafael Galleries are in the skin of Hope.
THE BEANSTALKERS
“The BeansTalkers” is an immersive exhibition dedicated to tradition, crossing Portuguese, Chilean and Indonesian traditions, songs and visualities through Vimoc, Cecília Acevedo and Carlos Teixeira artworks.
The exhibition emphasizes the Golden Edition, by the duo Vimoc from the city of Porto, a series of artworks that portray the beauty of nature and urban architecture. In this series, the artists seek to recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving, combining the dynamic morphology of the gold leaf with the raised hand drawing. In this exhibition, Chilean crochetpainting artist Cecília Acevedo makes her national debut, who through textile fibers seeks to empower the sensory experience, adding the tactile system. The works “Tesoro Callejero” and “Moais” stand out, which seek to evoke a new concept of emotional art through the crochet technique, created from botanical threads, hand-dyed by the artist with natural pigments.
Painting and photography artist Carlos Teixeira closes this art room with the series “Ruralities” and “The Essence of Commerce”. Ruralities brings us a series of paintings with a focus on rurality and the simplicity of its people, on the fraternal relationship with the land, with the animals, against a backdrop of black color and blocks of pure color on the protagonists. And in The Essence of Commerce the artist from Braga takes us to a raw look at traditional commerce, focusing on the characteristic and identifying features of the cultural matrix and the imagination of merchants.
The exhibition emphasizes the Golden Edition, by the duo Vimoc from the city of Porto, a series of artworks that portray the beauty of nature and urban architecture. In this series, the artists seek to recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving, combining the dynamic morphology of the gold leaf with the raised hand drawing. In this exhibition, Chilean crochetpainting artist Cecília Acevedo makes her national debut, who through textile fibers seeks to empower the sensory experience, adding the tactile system. The works “Tesoro Callejero” and “Moais” stand out, which seek to evoke a new concept of emotional art through the crochet technique, created from botanical threads, hand-dyed by the artist with natural pigments.
Painting and photography artist Carlos Teixeira closes this art room with the series “Ruralities” and “The Essence of Commerce”. Ruralities brings us a series of paintings with a focus on rurality and the simplicity of its people, on the fraternal relationship with the land, with the animals, against a backdrop of black color and blocks of pure color on the protagonists. And in The Essence of Commerce the artist from Braga takes us to a raw look at traditional commerce, focusing on the characteristic and identifying features of the cultural matrix and the imagination of merchants.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S
Midsummer Night’s Virtual Exhibition celebrates the summer solstice in a visual concept inspired by Shakespeare, inviting you to venture into the universe of the enchanted forest and discover the artworks in an open-air exhibition or even walking through a maze, in a sunset imersive environment. 80 artworks by national and international artists: Rodolfo M. Costa, José A. Faraco, Carlos Teixeira, Luís Liberato, Fabián Caro Román, Gulnar Sacoor, Abílio Marcos, António Azenha, Lilly Helja Jonasson, Vimoc, Leonor Trindade Sousa, Marco Gomes, João Freire, Sara Seabra, Sílvia Raposo and Amélia Monteiro.
The exhibition highlights artworks by the German artist Lilly Helja Jonasson, recognized for her “splittografielage” technique, based on the fragmentation of author photography into geometric shapes; drawings by the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, alluding to the theme of dreams and the unconscious, influenced by architectural design; the “Information” series by Rodolfo M. Costa, whose work captures fragments of a vandalized dimension of fantasy and drags them into our reality, capturing the Kunstmeile spirit of the Berlin Wall; and also our finearts Golden Edition by Vimoc project, an illustration drawings series with a manual application of gold leaf in the intention of highlighting the architecture and recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving.
The exhibition also includes some of the awarded artworks by Leonor Trindade Sousa, who this year won 12 awards between Italy and France. The exhibition emphasizes the artworks awarded with the Pierre Auguste Renoir International Prize, the Golden Mercury, the Paul Cezanne International Art Prize , the Michelangelo International Art Prize and the “Palma d’Oro” in Cannes. The Angolan plastic artist João Freire also stands out, awarded for his artworks in watercolor and sculpture that seek to express the importance of traditions, here transmitted in the richness of Trás-os-Montes masks with an innovative stamp in their forms.
Also on display is the artist Marco Gomes, whose artworks question the formal relationships between colors, lines and surfaces, influenced by abstractionism; Abílio Marcos, whose pictorial language dialogues with geometric expressionism and poetic symbolism, combined in games of colors and shapes; as well as José Antonio Faraco, Carlos Teixeira, Gulnar Sacoor, Luís Liberato, António Azenha, Sara Seabra, Amélia Monteiro and Sílvia Raposo. The exhibition brings together around 80 international artworks.
The exhibition highlights artworks by the German artist Lilly Helja Jonasson, recognized for her “splittografielage” technique, based on the fragmentation of author photography into geometric shapes; drawings by the Chilean artist Fabián Caro Román, alluding to the theme of dreams and the unconscious, influenced by architectural design; the “Information” series by Rodolfo M. Costa, whose work captures fragments of a vandalized dimension of fantasy and drags them into our reality, capturing the Kunstmeile spirit of the Berlin Wall; and also our finearts Golden Edition by Vimoc project, an illustration drawings series with a manual application of gold leaf in the intention of highlighting the architecture and recover the Portuguese tradition of the application of gilded woodcarving.
The exhibition also includes some of the awarded artworks by Leonor Trindade Sousa, who this year won 12 awards between Italy and France. The exhibition emphasizes the artworks awarded with the Pierre Auguste Renoir International Prize, the Golden Mercury, the Paul Cezanne International Art Prize , the Michelangelo International Art Prize and the “Palma d’Oro” in Cannes. The Angolan plastic artist João Freire also stands out, awarded for his artworks in watercolor and sculpture that seek to express the importance of traditions, here transmitted in the richness of Trás-os-Montes masks with an innovative stamp in their forms.
Also on display is the artist Marco Gomes, whose artworks question the formal relationships between colors, lines and surfaces, influenced by abstractionism; Abílio Marcos, whose pictorial language dialogues with geometric expressionism and poetic symbolism, combined in games of colors and shapes; as well as José Antonio Faraco, Carlos Teixeira, Gulnar Sacoor, Luís Liberato, António Azenha, Sara Seabra, Amélia Monteiro and Sílvia Raposo. The exhibition brings together around 80 international artworks.