Black Pony Gallery: ‘Volcanoes With Birds Inside’
Black Pony Gallery announced the second online solo exhibition by Portuguese artist Leonor Almeida Pereira: Vulcões com Pássaros Dentro | Volcanoes with Birds Inside.
A spokesperson said, “The exhibition features nine original mixed media artworks on paper and runs from November 25 – December 19, 2022.
“Residing on the island of São Miguel in the Azorean archipelago, the artist says her “visual compositions are inspired by the sounds that inhabit the imagination when recalling the atmosphere of special places.” Many of the titles in the exhibition carry the name of local birds although we cannot see them, except for in our imagination.”
Melro-negro, 2022, 39 x 29 inches, mixed media on paper
“Activated by the landscapes of the Azores as they mirror the volcanic nature of its origins, these memories have an earthly dimension that evades the attempt of representation,” says Almeida Pereira. Her artwork is inspired by the environment, by memories and imaginations, not accurate depictions of the islands.
The spokesperson said, “This series of artwork is a continuation of the artist’s ‘need to soft-sculpture an idea’. Made of fragments of different papers and fabrics previously painted in a random way, the artist explores nuances of colour that produce undefined shapes. She tears parts from these materials, finding relevant visual information that she re-assembles to seize the memory of a place. As a result, the created landscapes become dimensional, hovering over the paper like a fleeting memory or idea.
Milhafre, 2022, 40 x 29 inches, mixed media on paper
“Her process is rooted in keen observation while allowing creative expression to find its own way.”
She says, “I take my time looking, playing with my perception of what things are… usually a small and often irrelevant detail and if it promises me something, I help it deliver and confirm the potential I felt it had. Things can be very generous in allowing you to discover them.”
The spokesperson said, “For this artwork series, close looking is as much a key component of the artist’s process as the collector’s task. Enjoy! Link to Exhibition here.”
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