12.10.13

GONÇALO IVO at Paulo Darzé, Bahia, Brazil

Gonçalo Ivo, Las Parcas, 2012, 2m x 2m, oil on canvas

I have just received an exquisite catalogue from my dear friend, and great Brazilian painter, Gonçalo Ivo, documenting his exhibition of new work at Paulo Darzé Galeria in Bahia, Brazil (through November 2, 2013). This extensive group of paintings, mostly completed in the months following the death of the artist's father, the renowned poet Lêdo Ivo, and after several pilgrimages to Spain and Greece, attest to Gonçalo's unique ability to evoke a deep sense of loss and longing through objects of extreme sensuality and beauty.

Gonçalo Ivo, Las Parcas - Janelas Noturnas em Hydra, 2013, 2m x 2m, oil on canvas


Gonçalo Ivo, Contemplaçoes - Hydra, 2013, 2m x 1.5m, oil on canvas


Gonçalo Ivo, Contraponto Å Aurora, 2013, 2m x 1.5m, oil on canvas


Gonçalo Ivo, Contemplaçoes - Uma Pintura de José de Ribera, 2012, 1.4m x 3m, oil on canvas


Gonçalo Ivo, Estrela do Oriente, 2012, 1.5m x 1.5m, oil and oxidized silver leaf on canvas


Gonçalo Ivo, Lamento do Mar do Norte, 2013, 35 x 24 cm, oil, tempera & silver leaf on linen



Gonçalo Ivo, Frontal de Santa Maria, 2013, 20 x 20 cm, watercolor on paper


Gonçalo Ivo, Comtemplaçao do Mar, 2013, 20 x 20 cm, watercolor on paper


Gonçalo Ivo in his studio, Teresopolis, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2013 (image courtesy Gonçalo Ivo)

Exhibition images from the Paulo Darzé website