Rita Ferreira
Fac-símile
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 141 x 100 cm. (photo: Bruno Lopes)
5000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, glass, Limited edition of “The Splash of a Drop” by Arthur Mason Worthington, Portuguese / English. Translation: Ana Rita Afonso, Revision: Patrícia Almeida, 141 x 100 cm. (photo: Bruno Lopes)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
60000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
8000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
15000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 141 x 100 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
45000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 100 x 71 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
50000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 141 x 100 cm
42000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
45000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
42000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
15000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
18000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
58000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 141 x 100 cm. (photo: Bruno Lopes)
5000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, glass, Limited edition of “The Splash of a Drop” by Arthur Mason Worthington, Portuguese / English. Translation: Ana Rita Afonso, Revision: Patrícia Almeida, 141 x 100 cm. (photo: Bruno Lopes)
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
60000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
8000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
15000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 141 x 100 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
45000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 100 x 71 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
50000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 141 x 100 cm
42000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
45000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
42000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
Exhibition view. Photo: Bruno Lopes
15000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
18000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
58000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 44.5 x 42 cm
32000 P, 2023, oil on paper, iron and magnets, 73 x 71 cm
3+1 Arte Contemporânea is pleased to present Fac-símile, the latest solo exhibition by Rita Ferreira (Óbidos, 1991) at the gallery.
Fac-símile is, above all, an exhibition about the construction of painting. Introducing new techniques into the creative process, it explores the ideas of addition and subtraction, working with layers and textures. The oil paint is applied fluidly, never giving in to the weight that is often associated with it.
The notion of a facsimile – a copy or reproduction of a document or engraving – is distorted: the works on show are originals, not reproductions. However, they are based on real references, which are transcribed into painting, almost like objects that have been crushed against paper, imprinting their shape on the material. The artist also examines the notion of scale, changing the size of the prints and observing how this change allows for different readings. The results – which, while not abstract, are not necessarily figurative either – are symbols whose original meaning and shape can only be guessed.