BIO
Rúben Gonçalves, born in 1997, from Loulé (Portugal).
I develop my artwork in the areas of drawing and painting, occasionally adventuring myself in the fields of sculpture and installations. In my production, I tend to explore various themes that go from psychoanalysis, to brief existential reflections, with a particular focus on the subjects of death and finality, while utilizing contemporary artistic practices, specifically blurring the boundaries between drawing and painting.
CV
Solo exhibitions:
2022 – Hikikomori, Mar Shopping Algarve – Loulé, Portugal;
2020 – Até ao Nosso Encontro, CECAL (Centro de Experimentação e Criação Artística de Loulé) – Loulé, Portugal;
2019 – Oblivium (Project Room), 289 Association – Faro, Portugal;
Collective exhibitions:
2023 – Reative, Creative Porto – Porto, Portugal;
2022 – A Linha de Água e o Desenho do Mar, Praça do Mar Public Gallery – Quarteira, Portugal;
2022 – Arte Neste Campo, Casa Jacarandá – Sítio dos Quartos, Almancil, Portugal;
2022 – Vórtices, Abismos, Buracos Negros & Outros Lugares Afins, 289 Association – Faro, Portugal;
2020 – Regresso ao Futuro, 289 Association – Faro, Portugal;
2018 – Substance (curated by Rodrigo Rosa), IPDJ’s Public Gallery – Faro, Portugal; 2018 – Isto Não É Uma Canção De Amor (Final exhibition from the Visual Arts Degree - Universidade do Algarve), Old Beer Factory – Faro, Portugal;
2018 – Uma Ideia de Menir (Street exhibition at Festival MED – curated by Vasco Nascimento), Festival MED – Loulé, Portugal;
2018 – Verão Danado (curated by Rodrigo Rosa), IPDJ’s Public Gallery – Faro, Portugal;
Books & Catalogs:
2018 – Average Art Magazine, 24ª Ed., julho – UK Publications;
2018 – Sobre o Sensível (reflexion by Patrícia Serrão and Rúben Gonçalves), MIAU ART (online magazine) – Faro, Portugal
Other Projects;
2017 – Radiação 3, Artadentro – Faro, Portugal;
Studies:
2015-18 – Artes Visuais (bachellor’s degree), Universidade do Algarve – Faro, Portugal
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