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

BRAZIL - Part 6 In the Studio at Teresopolis

View from the studio, Teresopolis

Up in the mountains, about 85 km north of Rio, are the secluded farm, home and studios of Gonçalo Ivo -- where I was most privileged to live and work for 3 amazing weeks. It is a lush and magical environment that has been shaped over the years into a utopian engine for optimum creative production. Here are a few images:

Gonçalo (right) and his long-time assistant Jose at work in Studio #1

Gonçalo & assistants wrapping paintings for his exhibition at Galeria Anita Schwartz

Moving them out - it takes a team

My new paintings (above & below) -- drying

Finished work ready to be delivered to Galeria Murilo Castro

A few small gifts for my most gracious hosts

Gonçalo (left) works on new watercolors in Studio #2, while his father, renowned poet Ledo Ivo (right) reads some Shakespeare

Ledo, Leonardo, Antonia and Denise Ivo -- relaxing in Studio #2

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