Laura Lima
Nômades, 2008
acrílica sobre tela de pintura
[acrylic on canvas]
[acrylic on canvas]
50 x 72 x 5 cm
[19 3/4 x 28 3/8 x 2 in]
[19 3/4 x 28 3/8 x 2 in]
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Com a colaboração de um copista de pintura, várias paisagens retiradas de livros de arte, e também como imagens de plantas retiradas de um livro de jardins botânicos foram copiadas....
Com a colaboração de um copista de pintura, várias paisagens retiradas de livros de arte, e também como imagens de plantas retiradas de um livro de jardins botânicos foram copiadas. Usando óleo e acrílico sobre tela, no processo, a artista retirou os humanos e animais anteriormente presentes nas paisagens copiadas. Laura corta e dobra as pinturas, e incorpora nestas as imagens de plantas cópias. A artista as faz aparecer emergindo diretamente da paisagem alterada, e também cria a impressão de que os rios estejam a fluir das pinturas para o chão da exposição. O título da instalação, “Nômades”, refere-se a exposições etnográficas e sugere a presença do espectador em frente a uma pintura e usando uma máscara, como se a paisagem o cercasse. O título “Nômades” está também na ideia do artista de que é necessário dar nome à paisagem, caso contrário esta será um horizonte sem fim.
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With the help of a painting copyist, several landscapes taken from art books as well as plant images taken from a book of botanical gardens, were copied. Using oil and acrylic on canvas, in this process, the artist removed the humans and animals from the copied landscapes. Laura cuts and folds the paintings and incorporates the copies of the plants, creating the impression that those figures are emerging directly from the landscape, and also making the rivers appear to flow out of the paintings onto the exhibition floor. The installation title: Nomads, refers to ethnographic exhibitions and suggests the presence of the viewer in front of a painting and wearing a mask, like if the landscape would be surrounding the viewer. Nomads title also refers to an idea of the artist that a landscape has to be named, otherwise it will become a never ending horizon.
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With the help of a painting copyist, several landscapes taken from art books as well as plant images taken from a book of botanical gardens, were copied. Using oil and acrylic on canvas, in this process, the artist removed the humans and animals from the copied landscapes. Laura cuts and folds the paintings and incorporates the copies of the plants, creating the impression that those figures are emerging directly from the landscape, and also making the rivers appear to flow out of the paintings onto the exhibition floor. The installation title: Nomads, refers to ethnographic exhibitions and suggests the presence of the viewer in front of a painting and wearing a mask, like if the landscape would be surrounding the viewer. Nomads title also refers to an idea of the artist that a landscape has to be named, otherwise it will become a never ending horizon.