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Glories of the garden with Tiago Oliveira
• 21 Jun 2007 •
 TIAGO OLIVEIRA’S exotic pictures rely on silicone for texture and oil paints for vibrant colour. His wonderful exhibition of floral art continues at Galeria Atlântica, Vila Sol in Vilamoura, until July 1.
Each picture is an accurate representation of a flower or seedpod but devices such as unpainted pairs of parallel lines across the canvas, remind the viewer that they have been conceived and executed by an artist.
Looked at more closely the surface of each canvas resembles the texture of intricate lacework, rather than the smooth quality of a petal.
Again this is the artist putting his personal imprint onto nature using strokes of flowing glue and the delicate application of cement, before beginning to paint his picture.
Depending upon how they are looked at, four separate canvases placed together, make up individual images or a single painting. One large canvas square has been turned and painted as a diamond shape. Oliveira likes playing visual games, adding interesting dimensions to eye-catching and attractive paintings, eminently suitable for hanging in modern surroundings. They are the type of paintings that people could happily live with on a daily basis.
Many of the flowers are familiar to Algarve gardeners with daisy-like osteospermums being one of Oliveira’s favourites. Oddly perhaps the paintings are not named after the flowers but refer instead to the blank parallel lines – Paralelas and a number.
The execution of Oliveira’s techniques requires considerable skill, acquired at the Faculty of Art at Lisbon University where he is currently studying for an MA.
He completed his BA at the same university in 2001 and has subsequently had solo exhibitions in Oporto, Setubal and Lisbon.
At just 30 years of age, Oliveira is judged to be on the brink of a promising artistic career with Galeria Valbom in Lisbon being one of several organisations promoting his work.
Galeria Atlântica in Vila Sol is recognised as one of the Algarve’s most prominent supporters of artistic talent. Members of the public visiting the hotel are able to view Oliveira’s work in the foyer and lounge areas until the end of the month. The space is shared with the paintings of Jessica Dunn and Seegrun Lubke.
For more information, visit www.vilasol.pt phone 289 320 320 or email Tiago Oliveira at tmmho@netcabo.pt.
Galeria Atlântica in Vila Sol is reached on the N 396 to Quarteira, approximately 5km from Quatro Estrados. |  Return to Top
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