This intimate film follows the artist from her retrospective in madrid to the privacy of her studio in london while she talks with humor and candor about her compulsion to produce works that, though accessible, deal with the most private themes. Paula regos revealing new documentary and show artnet news. Inside paula regos madhouse london evening standard. Jeanie long, convicted of the murder of a fifteenyearold girl ten years earlier, commits suicide on the anniversary of her sentencing just when a witness comes forward to prove her innocence. Rego is a story teller, the stories complex, subversive and often ambiguous, plundered from myths and fairy tales, religion, politics and the experiences of those around her as well as her own. Dame paula rego dbe ra born 26 january 1935, is a portugueseborn visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks.
A new documentary reveals the struggles that shaped paula regos work. Paula rego artist creating subjects for my work web. Its remarkable how a bold idea for a free childrens literary festival has been so strongly embraced. To listen to more of paula regos stories, go to the playlist. The monumentality and psychological drama of paula regos paintings have established her as one of the most important figurative painters of today. Feminist art gcse art little miss nursery rhymes printmaking book art fairy tales artsy sculpture. The art of story is an extensive monograph covering the breadth of a 60year artistic career which, for all intents and purposes, could be summed up in one word. In this novel, inspector vera stanhope has been called away from her home county of northumberland to reopen a murder case in a small yorkshire village by the sea, east of hull. And the pets started running round the table, running round the table, and the.
Telling tales is one of the vera series by ann cleeves which i know so well from the tv series. Maria manuel lisboa in these powerful and stylishly written essays, maria manuel lisboa dissects the work of paula rego, the portugueseborn artist considered one. Dolls, maids, nudes, presidents, grandchildren and a vindictive teacher she took revenge on the great artist reveals the power and the pain of lifedrawing. Rego created her work in response to a referendum to legalise abortion in portugal, which was very narrowly defeated. Nicholas serota, director of the tate gallery in london, describes her as a major. Paula rego complete graphic works book extensively scanned. Paula rego, abortion series, set of 8 etchings, untitled ll, 1999. Paula rego paints a world of dark fairy tale where childhood stories are thin guises for psychosexual intrigue and taboo, where magical realism rules, where nothing is certain except the witchy powers of feminism, and the underlying notion that nothing is as it seems. Paula regos early paintings in portugal were semiabstract, sometimes applied to violent or political subjects that revealed a love of storytelling that had been awakened in her as a child by folktales related by a greataunt. This street theatre performance had a powerful impact on the imagination of a community in central kalimantan borneo, indonesia, in 2016. Applying the permaculture philosophy of the problem is the solution, permakultur kalimantan foundation ypk and curious legends teamed up to work with over 200 children and 30 local community members to show that we created.
Paula rego talks about creating subjects for my work. Paula rego subversive storytelling i need an eighth day. She talks intimately about the strange, dark influences. Regos style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and.
Over the past decade, telling tales has evolved into a yearround literacy program one that links storytelling superheroes with our community. Her work is strongly influenced by folk and fairy tales, especially those of her homeland. Her work is ultimately a feminist critique of reality, with its subversion of gender roles in both familial scenes and the fairy tales she loved as a child. Paula rego artist a portuguese childhood web of stories. Paula rego is an artist of astonishing power with a unique and unforgettable aesthetic. Born and raised in portugal during the salazar era, regos art is informed by her political views as well as her childhood memories of the time period. This is not a pretty little picture of a sweet and gentle surface level female artist. This intimate film follows the artist from her retrospective at the reina sofia in madrid back to the privacy of her studio in london while she talks with humour and candour about her compulsion to produce works that, though accessible, deal with the. This book, the first comprehensive study of the work of paula rego in more than fifteen. At 80 the artist paula rego started telling her son stories about her life he had never heard before. Rare rego exhibition cataloguesbooks smartphones page. Rego studied at the slade school of fine art, university college london and was an exhibiting member of the london group, along with.
Taking its cues from the artist, this fascinating study invites us to reflect on the complexities of storytelling on which rego s work draws, emphasizing both the stories the pictures tell, and how it is that they are told. A portrait of the portugueseborn painter, paula rego, considered one of the greatest living artists today. It brings together works from the courtauld gallery and arts council collection to explore the diverse ways that. In 2002 she produced twentyfive lithographs, and these are reproduced here in a largish book, along with excerpts from the novel. As a new exhibition of her work opens in paris, kelly grovier looks at how the portuguese. This intimate film follows the artist from her retrospective at the reina. During six interviews she talks with humour and candour to reveal the private stories that are woven into her pictures. Notoriously private and guarded, rego opens up for the first time, surprising her son with secrets and stories of her unique life, battling fascism, a misogynistic art world and manic depression. The viewer has to work to discover the clues to finish the story even if it is finally their own interpretation of the ending. The cruel stories of paula rego at lorangerie paris update. Slumped in an armchair, dressed in a pinstripe suit with his flies open.
Born in portugal, paula rego is one of britain s leading artists. Her powerful images explore the obsessions and fears of childhood which have helped form her adult vision. She faces her demons, the same demons that form the compulsion to make work which keeps her monsters at bay. Paula rego for sale in uk 60 secondhand paula regos.
Book depository books with free delivery worldwide. Launching 10 years of telling tales through stories, we learn that anything is possible. Like in fairy tales, myths, fables, where multiple levels of meaning run along. Born in portugal in 1935, rego has worked in britain since 1976 and in recent years has established herself as an. Paula rego little miss muffet i 1989 etching and aquatint x cm paper.
This is the gnashing out of the nitty gritty of unconscionable subject matters in a sometimes hard to. Her work often reflects feminism, coloured by folkthemes from her native portugal. Paula rego reinvents fairy tales with eerie scenes. This is paula rego telling tales by jake auerbach on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. In 199899 portuguese born artist paula rego created a series of work entitled untitled. Born in portugal, paula rego is one of britains leading artists.
As a new exhibition of her work opens in paris, kelly grovier looks at how the portuguese artist balances myth and mortality. Though his films have ranged across the cultural spectrum he is best known for his portraits of artists both contemporary and historical. Rego draws on wellknown sources, including literature, fairy tales, reli. Advertising for so long has relied on telling the best version.
Born in lisbon in 1935, dame paula rego dbe ra is celebrated for her bold and intense. And that, paula rego says, is the ambassador of belgium. Dame maria paula figueiroa rego dbe ra is a portugueseborn visual artist who is particularly known for her paintings and prints based on storybooks. Jake auerbach born 1958 is a british film maker specialising in documentary subjects. It only remains for me to dispose of the other little bit while i still can. The story of the title, the art of story, is such that the telling of it will reveal. Telling tales follows rego over a period of 12 months. Rego s style has evolved from abstract towards representational, and she has favoured pastels over oils for much of her career. Telling tales takes us to yorkshire, where vera is brought in to reinvestigate a closed case.
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