Rui Inácio’s Dual Exhibition in Palermo: Paintings and Grass Sculpture
Portuguese artist Rui Inácio (born 1971 in Loures) presents two concurrent projects in Palermo, curated by Giulia Ingarao. At Galleria Nuvole, the solo exhibition "Ó mar de Deus amansai" (I tamed God's sea) features graphic and pictorial works. Simultaneously, a temporary environmental sculpture made of grass blades, titled "As ondas do mar são brancas" (The waves of the sea are white), is installed at Santa Maria dello Spasimo. The works explore dual island cartographies: the landscape of Pico Island in the Azores archipelago and the geography of Sicily. Two volcanoes dominate these lands: Mount Pico, Portugal's highest mountain, and Mount Etna. Inácio appropriates specific views of nature, transforming them into images of lived memory, enlarging details through earthy painting and successive color drippings, creating a pantheistic elegy. The titles are borrowed from popular poetry.
Key facts
- Rui Inácio was born in 1971 in Loures, Portugal.
- The exhibition is curated by Giulia Ingarao.
- The show at Galleria Nuvole is titled 'Ó mar de Deus amansai'.
- The sculpture at Santa Maria dello Spasimo is titled 'As ondas do mar são brancas'.
- The works reference Pico Island in the Azores and Sicily.
- Mount Pico is the highest mountain in Portugal.
- Mount Etna is a volcano in Sicily.
- The article was written by Giusi Affronti.
Entities
Artists
- Rui Inácio
- Giulia Ingarao
- Giusi Affronti
Institutions
- Galleria Nuvole
- Santa Maria dello Spasimo
- Artribune
Locations
- Palermo
- Italy
- Loures
- Portugal
- Pico Island
- Azores
- Sicily
- Mount Pico
- Mount Etna