* João Pedro Vale was born in 1976 in Lisbon, fun foam and is one of the most respected artists in

Bonfim, 2004 (detail) 'How much rariora so meliora Narwhal, 2006 sculpture (cotton yarn wig, pearls various)' I have a dream '2002 installation (iron, fabric, balloons, streamers, gas cylinders, blanket ) 'Horses' 2006 sculpture (fabric, felt, foam, cotton yarn, wool) 'Please do not go' 1999 installation (carpet, chewing living 3500) 'Can I wash you?' 1999 sculpture fun foam (90 bars of soap) 'Nevertheless it moves Mazagão 2007, sculpture (salt, iron, polystyrene) Black Boat, 2004 installation (wooden boat, iron, plastic objects, wax, satin ribbons, ropes, rubber, currencies, net, tire, clothing, shoes) * Medusa fun foam 2004 installation (glass fibers, tubes, snakes, rubber string, clothes) * "Heroes fun foam of the Sea '2004 sculpture (iron sand)' Fortune 2006 sculpture, mixed media 'Plate and Insignia 2005 sculpture (wire, cardboard, colored paper wrappers confectionery)' How much rariora so meliora Bezoar, 2006 sculpture (iron wig caps of beer bottles" Sagres " ) 'Ecce Homo' 2006 sculpture (polyurethane foam, glue, plastic, leather, wig, mop, pendants, pins, tip Umbrella) * 'Primus inter pares' 2006 sculpture (iron, foam, pantyhose Ladies, fabric, beads) * 'Barometz Suelly Cadillac, 2006 sculpture (polystyrene, iron, fabric, fringed shawl, glue, shells of snails)' Beanstalk '2004 sculpture (female pantyhose, fun foam fabric, iron wire , styrofoam) 'Albarrada' 2006 sculpture (wood dish, cigarette packs "Portuguese fun foam Smooth" "It was a beautiful party, man 2006 installation (wooden raft, nails, plastic caps and bottles of beer "Sagres") * 'It was a lovely party, man' 2006 (detail) 'The Nazarene 2007 c-print' Hand '2007 c-print *
* João Pedro Vale was born in 1976 in Lisbon, fun foam and is one of the most respected artists in the context of new artistic trends of contemporary Portuguese art. He graduated in sculpture from the School of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon. Has presented several solo exhibitions and participated in group exhibitions, both in Portugal and abroad. His pieces are part of the estate of the most prestigious national collections of contemporary art.
At this time, his works are represented in the exhibition "Portugal Now CHANGE at the Museum of Modern Art in Luxembourg. The work of João Pedro Vale is a constant "question of form, meaning and references from a historically known universe, but subverted by transgressive and skillful use of imagination and the materials used." fun foam It also falls within the artistic movement called a " neo-baroque "that will get their roots to the Baroque movement started in Rome during the 17th century, exposing the social conflict through the unification fun foam of body and soul, as the erudite and popular. In one of his latest exhibition in Sao Paulo in Brazil, João Pedro Vale presented an installation entitled "the party was beautiful, man," a term withdrawal of the first stanza of the song's lyrics by Chico Buarque, "Tanto Mar". This song expresses the feelings generated by the "Carnation Revolution" in Portugal, which led to the peaceful transition from dictatorship fun foam to democracy. This work of João Pedro Vale shows a raft (a boat used by the fishermen of northeastern Brazil) built in the region specifically for the exhibition, covered with lids and bottles of beer called "Sagres", the name associated with the idea of having a center Nautical art in Sagres, Sagres School, supposedly, founded by Prince Henry, who had formed the great Portuguese explorers. "It's like the boat and their memories had been forgotten in the bottom of the ocean, covered the bottle caps," explains the artist. * Review: fun foam
* In the course of João Pedro Vale, some works are exemplary fun foam of their ability to articulate and combining iconographic references to human and practices, offering inventive with materials and problems of different looks. I Have a Dream is a composite work, in presentations, in two parts. The balloon (basket, ropes, paraphernalia) and a map. This work with a specific objective and policy proposal simultaneously presents some issues related to sculpture. The scale of the work is seemingly monumental, the volume is immense but the approach is indicative of a proportion to human scale. Somehow the huge balloon (ideal, real or dreamed) that we add to our historical memory and bookish transports us into a dream, immediately beheaded before the three-dimensional view of this mutilated aeronautical artefact, fallen on the floor. Fall