Portuguese artist – Martinho Isidro Correia

The Painter and the City

February 24, 2016 Uncategorized Comments Off on The Painter and the City 1165

Antonio Amandeu Conceicao Cruz was born in Porto and lived there his entire life. He took as his subject matter his hometown and spent a lifetime chasing the wet and mysterious light, characteristics of Porto.

In 1956 the great Portuguese director Manuoel de Oliveira produced the film “O Pintor e a Cidade”. A beautiful silent film alternating scenes of the painter, the city and the artwork.

A simple love letter to one of my favourite cities.

Off the Coast Podcast – A Conversation with Daniel Gamelas

December 11, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on Off the Coast Podcast – A Conversation with Daniel Gamelas 1041

Daniel Gamelas is a Portuguese sculptor based in Porto, Portugal whose work focuses on pre- Roman Iberian culture. Daniel has founded the first traditional art academy in Portugal, AARP.

The interview can be found on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/off-the-coast-of-utopia/off-the-coast-with-daniel-gamelas

Daniel’s Website: http://www.danielgamelas.com

Music for the podcast by Kid Cholera: http://www.opsound.org/artist/kidcholera/ and courtesy of Bobby McAlister: http://www.calgarycassettes.org/2011/11/bobby-mcalister-and-telstars-band-of.html

Off the Coast Podcast – A Conversation with Antonio Macedo

October 30, 2015 Uncategorized Comments Off on Off the Coast Podcast – A Conversation with Antonio Macedo 1063

Having spent some time in Portugal has allowed me to make friends with a number of artists living and working there. One of these, the painter Antonio Macedo, invited me into his studio recently where we talked about his experience as an artist. Working professionally for 40 years, the conversation will be of interest to young artists just starting out as Antonio shares his ideas of what painting should be.