Art-Map: concept of moving curatorial project and its practical realization in Aveiro

Mestrado em Criação Artística ContemporâneaIn this dissertation, I present the results of a project which aim was to find out and try an effective model of independent curatorial project executable in small and medium cities in Portugal. The concept of Moving Curatorial Project ARTMAP is a result of theoretical research and reflection about municipal exhibition spaces and possibility of presentation of the contemporary art in these spaces. To test if this curatorial project is realizable and if there are conditions to continue it, a first trial was implemented in Aveiro. A curated international exhibition, entitled “A Poética do Visual" occupied two municipal and two private gallery spaces and brought together 111 artists from 25 different countries. The art event was carried out in collaboration with the Municipality of Aveiro and the University of Aveiro, and involved several private cultural spaces in the city. This first experience showed that there are all conditions for the presentation of contemporary art in small and medium size locations in Portugal, and for this project to be replicated in other regions of the country.Nesta dissertação, apresento os resultados de um projecto cujo objectivo era desenvolver e experimentar um modelo eficaz e executável de projecto de curadoria em cidades de pequena e média dimensão em Portugal. O conceito de ART-MAP (Moving Curatorial Project) é resultado de pesquisa teórica e reflexão sobre os espaços municipais de exposição e sobre a possibilidade da apresentação de arte contemporânea nesses lugares. Para testar se esse projecto de curadoria é realizável e se existem condições para continuá-lo, a primeira experiência foi desenvolvida em Aveiro. A exposição internacional, intitulada "A Poética do Visual” ocupou dois espaços municipais e dois espaços culturais privados na cidade, e reuniu 111 artistas de 25 países diferentes. O evento de arte foi realizado em colaboração com a Câmara Municipal de Aveiro e a Universidade de Aveiro. Esta primeira experiência mostrou que existem todas as condições para a apresentação de arte contemporânea nas cidades de Portugal, e que este projecto pode ser replicado em outras regiões do país

Introducing a painter's opinion into the discussion about visual perception and painting

The artistic vision and artistic painting have been a topic of numerous discussions in phenomenology and neurosciences. I will try to introduce the painter´s opinion, which I have gained through practice, into the discussion. I’ll be aiming at: distinguishing the painting experience from the painting observation experience; distinguishing vision from cognition; and the manifestation of the visible on the canvas. I also propose the possibility of gaining a dignifying awareness of the self and of the perception through the painting, for both the painter and the observer