Thursday, 28 April 2011

Criação e montagem da exposição Masks de William Duncan no Centro Brasileiro Britânico em São Paulo - 2008



by Alex Rezende

                                                                                            






MÁSCARAS

APESAR DO SOL E DAS ASAS DE CERA RESOLVEU
VOAR EM BUSCA DOS SEUS SONHOS
GUARDOU TUDO EM UM AQUÁRIO
JUNTO COLOCOU SEUS SEGREDOS E PARTIU
E MESMO TRISTE SORRIU

MARCHOU RUMO AO DESCONHECIDO
POIS NUNCA TEMEU SEU DESTINO
ENCONTROU NO CAMINHO MIL AVES
COM INÚMERAS VOZES VOOU

DANÇOU SOBRE BRASAS EM FOGO
MAS NUNCA QUE O HERÓI TEMEU
ENFRENTOU MARES E OCEANOS
EM BUSCA DO QUE ERA SEU

CHEGANDO LÁ ENCONTROU ALEGRIA
TUDO ERA FESTA, ERA COR E CALOR
MAS COM O TEMPO VEIO O FRIO E A VERDADE
E A TUDO ISSO VIU E OBSERVOU

VIU ROSTOS SORRINDO, VESTIDOS COM MÁSCARAS
VIU ROSTOS TÃO TRISTES SENTINDO PRAZER
VIU CORPOS PERDIDOS POR ANOS E ANOS
PESSOAS FINGINDO SORRIR SEM SABER

VENDO-SE SOZINHO SE POS A SONHAR
COM O OLHAR PERDIDO TENTANDO ENCONTRAR
VIU NO CAMINHO RIOS E SERPENTES
E DEREPENTE ENCONTROU...

AGORA JÁ NÃO É NECESSÁRIO O USO DAS MÁSCARAS
E AS EMOÇÕES CIRCULAM LIVRES AO REDOR

ALEXANDRE REZENDE


MASKS
DESPITE THE SUN AND THE WAX WINGS
HE DECIDED TO FLY IN SEARCH OF HIS DREAMS
WHAT HE HAD, HE PUT AWAY IN A FISH BOWL
ALL TOGETHER WITH HIS SECRETS AND LEFT

EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SAD, HE SMILED
AND MARCHED TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN
FOR HE NEVER FEARED HIS DESTINY
ON HIS WAY HE FOUND A THOUSAND BIRDS

WITH NUMBERLESS VOICES HE FLEW
ON HOT COALS HE DANCED
BUT NEVER DID THE HERO FEAR
HE FACED THE SEAS AND OCEANS

IN SEARCH OF WHAT BELONGED TO HIM
ON ARRIVING HE FOUND JOY
AND IT WAS ALL FEASTS, COLOUR AND HEAT
BUT WITH TIME CAME THE COLD AND TRUTH

AND ALL OF THAT HE SAW AND WATCHED
SMILING FACES DRESSED IN MASKS
SUCH SAD FACES FEELING PLEASURE
AND BODIES THAT HAD BEEN LOST FOR YEARS

PEOPLE FAKING SMILE WITHOUT KNOWING
FINDING HIMSELF ALONE HE GAZED INTO SPACE
TRYING TO SEARCH FOR HIS DREAM
ON THE PATH HE SAW RIVERS AND SERPENTS
AND SUDDENLY HE FOUND IT

NOW MASKS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED
AND EMOTIONS RUN FREE

ALEXANDRE REZENDEMÁSCARAS

APESAR DO SOL E DAS ASAS DE CERA RESOLVEU
VOAR EM BUSCA DOS SEUS SONHOS
GUARDOU TUDO EM UM AQUÁRIO
JUNTO COLOCOU SEUS SEGREDOS E PARTIU
E MESMO TRISTE SORRIU

MARCHOU RUMO AO DESCONHECIDO
POIS NUNCA TEMEU SEU DESTINO
ENCONTROU NO CAMINHO MIL AVES
COM INÚMERAS VOZES VOOU

DANÇOU SOBRE BRASAS EM FOGO
MAS NUNCA QUE O HERÓI TEMEU
ENFRENTOU MARES E OCEANOS
EM BUSCA DO QUE ERA SEU

CHEGANDO LÁ ENCONTROU ALEGRIA
TUDO ERA FESTA, ERA COR E CALOR
MAS COM O TEMPO VEIO O FRIO E A VERDADE
E A TUDO ISSO VIU E OBSERVOU

VIU ROSTOS SORRINDO, VESTIDOS COM MÁSCARAS
VIU ROSTOS TÃO TRISTES SENTINDO PRAZER
VIU CORPOS PERDIDOS POR ANOS E ANOS
PESSOAS FINGINDO SORRIR SEM SABER

VENDO-SE SOZINHO SE POS A SONHAR
COM O OLHAR PERDIDO TENTANDO ENCONTRAR
VIU NO CAMINHO RIOS E SERPENTES
E DEREPENTE ENCONTROU...

AGORA JÁ NÃO É NECESSÁRIO O USO DAS MÁSCARAS
E AS EMOÇÕES CIRCULAM LIVRES AO REDOR

ALEX REZENDE


MASKS
DESPITE THE SUN AND THE WAX WINGS
HE DECIDED TO FLY IN SEARCH OF HIS DREAMS
WHAT HE HAD, HE PUT AWAY IN A FISH BOWL
ALL TOGETHER WITH HIS SECRETS AND LEFT

EVEN THOUGH HE WAS SAD, HE SMILED
AND MARCHED TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN
FOR HE NEVER FEARED HIS DESTINY
ON HIS WAY HE FOUND A THOUSAND BIRDS

WITH NUMBERLESS VOICES HE FLEW
ON HOT COALS HE DANCED
BUT NEVER DID THE HERO FEAR
HE FACED THE SEAS AND OCEANS

IN SEARCH OF WHAT BELONGED TO HIM
ON ARRIVING HE FOUND JOY
AND IT WAS ALL FEASTS, COLOUR AND HEAT
BUT WITH TIME CAME THE COLD AND TRUTH

AND ALL OF THAT HE SAW AND WATCHED
SMILING FACES DRESSED IN MASKS
SUCH SAD FACES FEELING PLEASURE
AND BODIES THAT HAD BEEN LOST FOR YEARS

PEOPLE FAKING SMILE WITHOUT KNOWING
FINDING HIMSELF ALONE HE GAZED INTO SPACE
TRYING TO SEARCH FOR HIS DREAM
ON THE PATH HE SAW RIVERS AND SERPENTS
AND SUDDENLY HE FOUND IT

NOW MASKS ARE NO LONGER NEEDED
AND EMOTIONS RUN FREE

ALEX REZENDE

Painel do metrô Alto do Ipiranga em São Paulo


Os artistas William,Ilka e Alex








                                                                                                                                      



"Sempre brinquei com a artísta Ilka Lemos que ela deveria romper os padrões burgueses aos que ela se prendia e sair nas ruas para pintar ao estilo grafite. 
Creio que foi daí que ela idealizou os traços que seriam a base para o painel."

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

Alex Rezende

Alex Rezende
Born and brought up in Sao Paulo,Brazil,I have always been surrounded by artistic influences within myfamily.A family of actors and artists!In 1995 I began working as a photographer's assistant in fashion shows and various events.Later,in 2001 I was asked   to write and present a programme on M.T.V Television.Between 2002 and 2003 I was involved in a selection of music programmes for local radio stations.In 2004 I met William and Brazilian artist,Ilka Lemos and was encouraged to pursue my artistic flair.In 2009 I moved to a small town in Rio state,Paraty where I opened a Gallery/Studio with William Duncan.In 2014 I moved to Bristol,U.K which is a great influence on my work.
My main medium is Digital and Collage.In 2016 I moved to Liverpool too explore new influences to improve my art.

2016-The Grant Bradley Gallery.SBA Arts-Group Exhibition.

2015-Royal West of England Academy Exhibition-Friends

2014-The Grant Bradley Gallery-Living In a Magic Forest

2014-Galeria Rio Sul- T.V Globo Volta Redonda, Rio de Janeiro,Brazil-Group Exhibition

2014-Galeria Rio Sul- T.V Globo Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-Group Exibition

2013-Primitive Secrets-Parlour Showrooms, Bristol with William Duncan

2012-Galeria Rio Sul- T.V Globo Resende, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-Group Exibition

2012-Exposição 3 Asas Um Só Coração Do Caiçara ao Pop (Three wings , just one heart).

2011-2012-Technical course in boat building (Federal University of Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ),Paraty,Brazil

2009- Monalisede Paratienses-Galeria Belvedere,Paraty,Brazil-Group Exhibition

2008-Production and mounting William Duncan's 'Masks' exhibition,São Paulo,Brazil

2008-Street Art Central, São Paulo,Brazil with William Duncan

2007-São Paulo Underground station art work with William Duncan and Ilka Lemos,
São Paulo ,Brazil

2006-Production and mounting William Duncan's  'Women in Cycles

2004-Worked as an assistant for Brazilian artist Ilka Lemos,São Paulo,Brazil.



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