zondag, maart 25, 2007

VIGO CITY - El album Blanco y Negro 1997 - 1998 - Antonio Pessoa


Antonio Pessoa - VIGO CITY

El album Blanco y Negro . 1997-1998


Si la Época Romántica de Antonio Pessoa,(1997 - 2002) , una colección
monumental de más de 1200 oleos sobre lienzo,de pura inspiración gallega y con el sello inconfundíble de las primeras vanguardias del síglo XX,como Matisse,Braque,Picasso y Marc Chagall...
Si la Nueva Era ( 2006 - 2007 ) de Antonio Pessoa ha tenído un efecto
devastadoramente impactante y hasta morboso tanto entre los coleccionístas de arte como en el exigente critério de la pretigiosa nueva generación de críticos;por su color,formas eclécticas,su calíbre de expresión plástica,
más que simplemente contemporáneo,visualmente inoxidable,dotada de un original malabarismo extremadamente cromático,agradablemente chillón,minimalista y sabiamente saturada a la vez...

...la fantástica colección de dibujos del album Blanco y Negro (1997 - 1998 ),producída en Vígo,publicada en Tuy y ahora mísmo conocída,consagrada y aplaudida internacionalmente;es muy probablemente la más atrevída,original y erudíta Época del artísta.
Aunque tan solo hayan sído publicados en catálogo 300 dibujos,la verdad es que más de 1000 obras de hecho hacen el todo de esta colección enciclopedica,la cual al parecer promete volverse muy pronto una Época Historica de la vida y Obra de Antonio Pessoa,obviamente por distintas razones que si vamos a ver y si nos asomamos al tema con la debída lectura,detenidamente y despacio, pueden ser su polifacética
temática,desde el erotísmo camuflado pero a flor de piel,pasando por el retrato neo-surrealista desfragmentado y analítico,hasta los juegos caricaturístas de clara controversa naturaleza de estílo y contenído.
Supongo que no hace falta referir la técnica de alta precisión,las sorprendentes cualidades de excelente dibujante de Antonio Pessoa,las cuales han hecho que esta colección haya resultado una saga llena de episodios de inspiración melodramática,visión quimerica y rapsodia fantasísta.
De rara belleza estética,madurez técnica,soltura frenética y inspiración gallega,la colección Blanco y Negro de Antonio Pessoa, muy probablemente será cada vez más un marco y un fenómeno de la vida y Obra del artísta digno de estudio académico-erudito a nivel internacional y seguramente,según las previsiones de muchos expertos,una plataforma de imprescindíble referencia del Arte Moderno Universal...
...quizás solo comparable a la Época Azul de Pablo Picasso.

Pierre Fontanals

maandag, maart 12, 2007

Chicago,2004 - Den Haag , Holland Art Fair,2006


From Chicago,2004 to Den Haag,2006
since the two Chicago art shows,2004 till Den Haag's Holland Art Fair,2006
artist Antonio Pessoa has been exhibiting his Romantic Period artworks mainly in fancy five stars hotels in France,Spain and Portugal.
one of the main reasons for this choice, is-as far as we know - the artist's clear reluctance to commit himself to the eventual whims of any art gallery...unless the deal at stake fits his very personal idea of how his project plus the general progression of his professional life must be managed,handled and obviously promoted.
a difficult sort of artist,this lad named Antonio Pessoa...or should I say,
Sir Antonio Pessoa????
the strangest artist on Earth...one could claim and complain.
keep on kicking about,friends,make a formal accusation...he couldn't care less,believe me!
while most of the artists struggle to get through the crowd...so very often in the endless breathtaking attept to achieve something...
...Sir Antonio Pessoa seems to have writen on his face "THE HARDER THE CONFLICT THE MORE GLORIOUS THE TRIUMPH!!"
what do you know!!!
if it happens you're thinking he's kind of weird,playing the bloody waiting game...having a stormy burst of laughter out of his waggish behavior,you're stiff wrong.´
...Sir Antonio Pessoa,the great communicator but also the great pain in the ass...is no perverted nor a snobbish jerk,not that,never,definitely not.
on the contrary the artist is a sharp first rate professional who knows exactly what he wants,(his way!!!)...how he wants it and where he wishes to go.
...and a fair good investment...that's the final conclusion many art collectors are jumping to these days...!

Anneke Frenken

Antonio Pessoa in ...the global warming Land


Antonio Pessoa in...the global warming Land
the big question remains without answer for the time being!
is Antonio Pessoa going to give in...give it all up...or make it just the way he wants to?
´that seems to be depending on the...Gods!
Nevertheless the show must go on,because...and so it seems,the artist's
straight forwardness keeps on burning,steaming and rolling!
Springtime is coming,thanks to the global warming!
And as the temperature rises and in so doing tempering the artist's temper...Antonio Pessoa borns again after a short cold winter,ready for whatever his priorities are.A man's got to do what a man's got to do.
Antonio Pessoa the-Lyon -Heart very,very probably once again is about to get up and stand for his controversial reputation.The odd reputation of the Mystery Man...maybe?!
While the nasty bad guys on the lookout expect him to jump off a cliff for good...or something...the good souls pray and hope the future shall bring Antonio Pessoa all the best,best as best can be.
this sure is no greasy kid's stuff,folks!
it's rather a nail-biting thriller...with no guns so far...but providing everyone with enough suspense to make us keep the eyes open...just in case!!!
to be or not to be continued,this script for the time being sure promises a whole lot of new adventures,awkward situations,a hard to deal art dealers to face,stinky and sticky news and sometimes a bit of embarrassment for the ones who work with him...
...and if everything goes well maybe an happy ending...who knows?
I would guess...
the great performance is yet to come!!!!!

Anneke Frenken