Jorge Melício

Bronze sculpture from the group of figures A Família

Bronze sculpture mother with child

Jorge Melício (born March 20, 1957 in Lobito , Angola ) is a Portuguese sculptor and artist .

Life

Melício has lived in Lisbon since he was seven . He attended the Escola de Artes Decorativas António Arroio and the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes de Lisboa . In the 1970s he created clay and stone sculptures in the Freguesia Pêro Pinheiro. His works of art are in the holdings of many museums and private collections. In the Café A Brasileira a painting hanging from it. His sculptures in public spaces can be found in many places in Portugal. Examples of this are the figure group A Família in the Jardim Fernando Pessoa near the city council of Lisbon and the ceramic monument about the life and work of Queen Elisabeth of Portugal at the location of the Caixa Geral de Depósitos in Lisbon. Melício was chosen by the administration of the Metropolitano de Lisboa for the artistic beautification of one of their train stations.

Awards

Bronze medal of the Museu Diogo Gonçalves ( Portimão )
ICS design award for coatings (Milan)
Silver medal ( Castelo Branco )

Web links

Artist's website (Portuguese)
Sentimentos Eróticos (Portuguese)
Interview with Jorge Melício on October 28, 2007 on RTP Africa (Portuguese)
Rui Unas' interview with Jorge Melício in the TV show "Cabaret da Coxa", part 1/2 part 2/2 (Portuguese)

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Melício. In: ulisboa.pt. artafrica.letras.ulisboa.pt, accessed December 5, 2018 (Portuguese).
↑ Eduardo Alves: Os traços since tinturaria. In: ubi.pt. Jornal URBI et ORBI, accessed December 5, 2018 (Portuguese).
↑ Jorge Melício. O escultor de Lisboa . In: Tempo Livre , Fevereiro 2011, No. 223, pp. 38–40.
^ Correio da Manha: Escultor extorquido por vizinho. In: cmjornal.pt. October 5, 2012, accessed December 5, 2018 (European Portuguese).

personal data
SURNAME	Melício, Jorge
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Angolan-Portuguese sculptor and hyperrealism artist
DATE OF BIRTH	March 20, 1957
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lobito , Angola

[artofafrica-1] Melício. In: ulisboa.pt. artafrica.letras.ulisboa.pt, accessed December 5, 2018 (Portuguese).

[2] Eduardo Alves: Os traços since tinturaria. In: ubi.pt. Jornal URBI et ORBI, accessed December 5, 2018 (Portuguese).

[3] Jorge Melício. O escultor de Lisboa . In: Tempo Livre , Fevereiro 2011, No. 223, pp. 38–40.

[4] Correio da Manha: Escultor extorquido por vizinho. In: cmjornal.pt. October 5, 2012, accessed December 5, 2018 (European Portuguese).