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Follow on Google News | ![]() Lisbon International Surrealism Now at Roque Gameiro House AmadoraFrom November 30 to January 4, 2014, The Roque Gameiro House, in Amadora, Lisbon, hosts the exhibition “International Surrealism Now,” conceptualized by Santiago Ribeiro. The event features artworks from 29 countries.
By: Santiago Ribeiro Santiago Ribeiro requested the partnership of artist Victor Lages (who developed the project ” Utopia of Fantastic Art “), for the purpose of organizing exhibitions in the Lisbon Region, which has already happened at the House of Culture in Setúbal, in Lisbon’s city center, at the Gallery of Caixa de Crédito Agrícola, at the House of Culture Jaime Lobo e Silva, in Ericeira, more recently at Fellini Gallery, in Berlin, with the exhibition entitled “21st Century Portuguese Surrealism” and will soon occur at the Roque Gameiro House, in Amadora. At present, the “International Surrealism Now” exhibition includes artists from 29 countries: Germany, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Spain, USA, Philippines, France, Netherlands, Indonesia, England, Iran, Iceland, Italy, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine and Vietnam. The exhibition consists of a variety of artworks, created through different techniques and media, such as drawings, paintings, photography, digital art and sculpture. Participating Artists: Acácio Cainete, Portugal, Ana Neamu, Romania, Anna Plavinskaya, Russia-USA, Andrew Baines, Australia, Brigid Marlin, England, Daila Lupo, Italy, Dan Neamu, Romania, Daniel Hanequand, Canada, Daniele Gori, Italy, Edgar Invoker, Russia, Egill Eibsen, Iceland, Erik Heyninck, Belgium, Farhad Jafari, Iran, Firmo Silva, Portugal, Flavio Caporali, Brazil, France Garrido, USA, Francisco Urbano, Portugal, Gromyko Semper, Philippines, Héctor Pineda, Mexico, Hélio Cunha, Portugal, Hugues Gillet, France, Isabel Meyrelles, Portugal, Joana Completo, Portugal, João Carvalho, Portugal, Jorge Moreira, Portugal, Keith Wigdor, USA, Konstantin Shahanov, Russia, Leo Plaw, Germany, Liba WS, France, Ludgero Rolo, Portugal, Luís Athouguia, Portugal, Luís Fernandes, Portugal, Lv Shang, China, Maciej Hoffman, Poland, Magi Calhoun, USA, Maria Aristova, Russia, Martina Hoffman, Germany, Mehriban Efendi, Azerbaijan, Naiker Roman, Spain, Nazareno Stanislau, Brazil, Octavian Florescu, Romania, Oleg korolev, Russia, Olga Spiegel, USA, Otto Rapp, Austria, Paula Rosa, Portugal, Pedro Diaz Cartes, Chile, Rudolf Boelee, New Zealand, Rui Silvares, Portugal, Santiago Ribeiro, Portugal, Sergey Tyukanov, Russia, Shahla Rosa, USA, Shoji Tanaka, Japan, Shan Zhulan, China, Sio Shisio, Indonesia, Slavko Krunic, Serbia, Sônia Mena Barreto, Brazil, Steve Smith, USA, Svetlana Kislyachenko, Ukraine, Ton Haring, Netherlands, Victor Lages, Portugal, Vu Huyen Thuong, Vietnam, Yamal Din, Spain, Yuri Tsvetaev, Russia, Zoran Velimanovic, Serbia. Among the participating artists, Isabel Meyrelles stands out for her relevancy in the world history of surrealism. She was born in Matosinhos in 1929, studied sculpture with Masters Américo Gomes and António Duarte. Settled in Paris in 1950, where she continued her studies at the Université René Descartes – Paris V-Sorbonne and l’École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts. In 1952 she studied sculpture with Master Zadkine at the “Grande-Chaumiè Roque Gameiro House: Built in Amadora, from 1898 to 1901, as the house of watercolour painter Alfredo Roque Gameiro and his family. It is now opened to the public and some of its living rooms, profusely decorated with tiles by Bordalo Pinheiro, can be visited and admired. The Roque Gameiro House is one of the most notable historical and cultural heritage references in the municipality of Amadora. Pratical information: The exhibition can be visited from from November 30, 2013, to January 4, 2014 Tuesdays to Saturdays – 10am-12:00 and 2pm-5:30pm Roque Gameiro House Praçeta 1.º de Dezembro, 54 – Venteira 2700-668 Amadora Telephone number: (+351) 214 928 054/ 5 E-mail: crgameiro@iol.pt End
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