Edite Coelho

Nature role

painting and collage

by Edite Coelho

Nature role

painting and collage

by Edite Coelho March 8 to 30, 2013 Manuel Giraldes da Silva Municipal Library

“I have no philosophy: I have senses... if I speak about nature it is not because I know what nature is, but because I love it, and I love by that; he who loves, never know what it loves, nor why it loves, not even what love is...�

Alberto Caeiro

Nature role The paintings included in this “nature role” exhibition, express a link to the Universe and question our daily routine, in a subtle and simple manner. The paintings language set their foundation on the nature image, using reuse and recycling in a metaphoric way.

In the creation process, I’ve used a collage and mixed technique putting together two ways of communication: raw materials as newspapers and magazines, which, per si, are a visual communication tool interconnected with a plastic expression through defragmentation and reinvention that originate new stories... the newspaper news built up by the reporter hand, the black and white photo or the pages of any publication, fulfilled with text and colours, gain life beyond those imbibed in their original role; this is my role and daily work as a press adviser and then as an plastic artist.

The first messages, in which I analyse the journalistic and technical sense, allow me, after, the esthetical observation driven by colours sense of seduction. My eyes are lost in the immense paper sheet and are driven by instinct. Brushes are natural allies of scissors, urging the forms exploitation. Written language is replaced by a graphic narrative with a composition often unusual with multiple senses backed by colour selection that allow movement, light and shadows.

I consider “Nature role” virtuous, plural and profoundly motivational!

Edite Coelho https://www.facebook.com/edite.coelho.fine.arts editecoelho.artes@gmail.com

Free to “paint” (...) “Painting with scissors, cut out living colours, remind me the direct work of sculptors... a scissor is a marvellous tool and the paper I use for my cut out works is magnificent... work with scissors upon this paper is an occupation in which I might lost myself... my pleasure cutting out paper increases every day! I wonder why I didn’t think about this before. More and more I believe that a simple piece of paper may express same ideas as with painting and drawing.”

Henry Matisse in “Escritos e Pensamentos sobre a Arte”

“Between moonlight and foliage Between quietness and trees Between night and the wind blow A secret is passing by (...)�

Fernando Pessoa in Cancioneiro

Title: Secrecy Acrylic on canvas 120x80 2 000 â‚Ź

“Any tree that touches the skies needs to have such deep roots, so that can touch hell�

Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961) Swiss psychiatrist and founder of analytical psychology

Title: Reunion with nature Collage on card 105x75 1 500 â‚Ź

“I’m doing my portrait - Step by step Sometimes I draw myself as a cloud Others as a tree (...)”

Mário Quintana (1906-1994) Brazilian poet and journalist

Title: Nature is alive Collage over “ vieux chêne” 30x40 200 €

“In nature nothing is created, nothing is lost, everything is transformed�

Antoine de Lavoisier (1743-1794) French chemist

Title: Homesickness Collage over “vieux chêne” on paper 30x40 200 €

Title: Memory Collage on paper 30x40 150 â‚Ź

Title: Metamorphosis Collage on paper 30x40 150 â‚Ź

Title: “À ventura a dois” Collage on acrylic 25x19 Private collection

Title: “À ventura a dois” Collage on acrylic 25x19 Private collection

Title: Resistance Collage on paper 30x40 150 â‚Ź

Title: Pleasure Collage on paper 50x70 Private collection

Title: Trees Mixed technique 50x70 300 â‚Ź

Title: Fragrance Collage over coffee 30x40 150 â‚Ź

“Trees are poems written by earth to the sky.

Ourselves cut them out and transform them in paper so that we can register our void�

Khalil Gibran (1883-1931) Lebanese writer

Title: Desire Collage on paper 103x85 1 300 â‚Ź

Title: Winter Collagraph 70x50 100 â‚Ź

Title: Spring Collagraph 70x50 100 â‚Ź

Edite Coelho has her roots in Alentejo, mixed together with north and south of Portugal.

Her rural origins feed her with her taste for nature and the respect for the environment and, in that point of view, feel good, allowing developing reuse techniques and aesthetic transformation of paper. That is why we can often see in her works a collage technique.

The artist is a PhD in media and as a press adviser develops her main activity. Started as an autodidact, winning some awards in the category of drawing and painting, during her school formation. Later attends several art formation courses and workshops of painting, drawing and collagraph.

During 2010 ingresses as a student the painting course at “Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes�. Nowadays is on 3rd year.

Frequented in several collective painting exhibitions. This is the first individual exhibition.

Technical Data Title Edition Coordination Texts Photography Graphic Design Divulgation Online edition

Nature’s Role Montijo City Hall Division of Culture, Libraries and Tourism Edite Coelho Edite Coelho Division of Communications and Public Relations - Graphic Arts Atelier Division of Communications and Public Relations 2013

Manuel Giraldes da Silva Municipal Library 13 April 25th Avenue 2870-150 Montijo

Schedule: Monday and Saturday // 14h00-19h00 From Tuesday to Friday // 10h00-19h00 Closed on Sunday

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