Pedro Proença (artist)

Pedro Proença (* 1962 in Lubango , Angola ) is a Portuguese painter and writer .

Life

Pedro Proença studied painting at the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes in Lisbon until he graduated in 1986 . While still a student, he founded the Homeostético Movement in 1982 together with Fernando Brito , Ivo, Manuel João Vieira , Pedro Portugal and Xana (documented in 2008 by director Bruno de Almeida in the documentary 6 = 0 Homeostética ). Between 1983 and 1986 various exhibitions of this movement were organized ("Homeostética", "Um Labrego em Nova-Iorque" - A Bumpkin in New York, "Se em Portimão Houvesse Baleias" - What About Whales in Portimão, "Educação Espartana" - Spartan Education, “Continentes” - Continents) and manifestos, also written by Proença himself.

He had his first solo exhibition in 1984.

Pedro Proença lives and works in Lisbon .

painting

Pedro Proença's work includes paintings, drawings, illustrations, and installations. He works in different styles including baroque, rococo and medieval.

Exhibitions as a painter (selection)

Solo exhibitions

Solo exhibitions since 2000. See source for complete list.

• “Fugas Fantasias Fados Fandangos”, Galeria Lisboa 20, Lisboa, 2004
• "Galeria Bach 4", Barcelona, ​​2003
• "Portrait of the artist as an old rabi", Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Porto, 2002
• "Castelo 66", Lagos, 2001
• “Galleria Siboney”, Santander, 2001
• "Galeria Marisa Marimón", Orense, 2001
• "Dogheaded cat", Galeria Pedro Oliveira, Porto, 2000
• “Sala Jorge Vieira”, Lisboa, 2000
• "Galeria Paula Fampa", Braga, 2000

Group exhibitions

Group exhibitions since 2000. See source for full list.

• "Arco 06", Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporânea, Madrid, 2006
• "Arco 05", Lisboa 20 Arte Contemporânea, Madrid, Espanha, 2005
• “6 = 0”, Museu Serralves , Porto, 2004
• "Arco 04", Madrid, Spain, 2004
• "Foro Sur 2004", Cáceres, Spain, 2004
• "Arte Lisboa", FIL, Lisboa, 2004
• "Arte Lisboa 2003", Lisboa, 2003
• "Guardi, a Arte da Memória", Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisboa, 2003
• “3ª Prémio EDP”, SNBA, Lisboa, 2002
• “Modos Afirmativos e Declinações” (exposição itinerante de desenho do M. Cultura), 2001
• "Artistas portuguesas da colecção dol MEIAC", Fundação D. Luis, Cascais, 2000
• "Galeria Fúcares", Almagro, 2000
• “Fundação de Serralves”, Porto, 2000
• “Unesco”, Paris, 2000

literature

• "Frankfurter Kunstverein / Gil, Javier / Mölk, Franz / Proenca, Pedro / Shaw, Jim / Stricker, Astrid / Trenet, Didier"; 6 catalogs on the occasion of the group exhibition 'Eccentric Drawing', ed. by Peter Weiermair, Frankfurt, Kunstverein, 1998, first edition
• Pedro Proença: "O Homem Batata", 2000
• Pedro Proença: "A Arte do Microscópio", 2000
• Pedro Proença: "The Great Tantric Gangster", 1997

supporting documents

1. ↑ Centro de Arte Moderna José de Azeredo Perdigão: "Pedro PROENÇA (1962)" ( Memento of the original from October 21, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
2. ↑ Pedro Proença (1962)
3. ↑ Curriculum Vitae Pedro Proença ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
4. ↑ Curriculum Vitae Pedro Proença ( Memento of the original from October 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 

Web links

• Pictures by Pedro Proença
• Homepage Pedro Proença
• Article in English
• Artfacts.Net Pedro Proença