Inês Matos

Inês Matos: Amor Fati

sobota, 5. 03. 2022
Galerija Stolpa Škrlovec
Galerija Stolpa Škrlovec
8. 2.-5. 3. 2022
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Kurator razstave: Miha Majes
Razstava z naslovom Amor Fati, ki je na ogled v Galeriji Stolpa Škrlovec, združuje dela iz različnih serij Inês Matos.
Inês Matos je portugalska umetnica, ki dela z različnimi mediji in tehnikami, kot so grafika, vezenje in slikanje. Skozi svoje delo raziskuje teme, povezane z vlogo žensk v umetnosti in družbi ter pomen posameznikovih korenin za oblikovanje lastne identitete in ustvarjalnega procesa. V zadnjem času je avtorica eksperimentirala s sitotiskom, predvsem s tehniko Pop Art, ki jo je kombinirala z vezenjem. Dela Inês Matos se zrcalijo v njeni osebni identiteti ženske, ki prihaja iz delavskega razreda in živi zunaj svoje domovine. To je razvidno iz serije Transplanted, kjer avtorica z uporabo posušenega cvetja in reliefnega tiska raziskuje odsotnost fizične zemlje, kamor bi posameznik lahko zakopal svoje korenine, in kako mu slednje lahko daje lažen občutek stabilnosti. Podobna tema je prisotna tudi v delu My Nostalgia Created An Imaginary Country, ki prikazuje portugalsko plažo pod namišljenimi upodobitvami, ki prikazujejo, kako lahko domotožje vpliva na naše dojemanje realnosti. Naš spomin je pristranski, kurira sam in se tako oklepa slik, zvokov in vonjav, ki jih poveže s pozitivnimi čustvi, tudi če ta niso resnična. Serija Contemporary Status of A Woman pod vprašaj postavlja dejstvo, da bi ženska umetnica morala opustiti idejo o družini z namenom dosega umetniške veličine. Avtorica, rojena v generacijo, v kateri se odraslost vse bolj prelaga na kasnejšo starost, razmišlja, kako sta materinstvo in ustvarjanje družine postala drugotnega pomena za današnjo mladino. Na koncu se vendarle odloči za obe vlogi, za vlogo umetnice in matere, čeprav se zaveda, da bo to vplivalo na njeno kariero.
-Sílvia Carvalho-
Inês Matos (1992, Lizbona) je portugalska vizualna umetnica. Trenutno obiskuje magisterij grafike na Akademiji za likovno umetnost in oblikovanje v Ljubljani, pred tem pa je študirala oblikovanje, smer Grafika in komunikacije na univerzi IADE Creative University v Lizboni. Pri svojem delu črpa navdih iz široke palete tem, ustvarja z različnimi materiali in tehnikami. Za razpravo o sodobnih in aktualnih temah uporablja tradicionalne grafične tehnike, kot so jedkanje, akvatinta in sitotisk, največkrat pa jih prepleta s slikanjem in ročnim vezenjem. Sodelovala je na nekaterih večjih skupinskih razstavah, kot so Živa Grafika v galeriji Equrna v Ljubljani (2021), 10. mednarodnem grafičnem trienalu v Bitoli v Makedoniji (2021) in Mednarodnem bienalu sodobnega graviranja v Iașiju v Romuniji (2021). O njenih razstavah je moč brati v novinarskih člankih v mednarodnih revijah. Na mednarodnem natečaju na Češkem je osvojila 1. nagrado v kategoriji grafike.
Exhibition curator: Miha Majes
The exhibition Amor Fati, which is on display at the Škrlovec Tower Gallery, combines works from various series of Portuguese artist Inês Matos.
Inês Matos is a Portuguese artist working with various mediums and techniques such as printmaking, embroidery and painting. Through her work, she explores several themes related to the role of women in art and society, the importance of roots in one’s identity and the creative process itself. Recently, she has been experimenting with screen-printing, mainly a Pop Art technique, mixing it with embroidery, a medium often linked with traditional womanhood. It’s safe to say that a lot of her work is deeply associated with her own identity as a working-class woman living outside her homeland. This is evident in her collection Transplanted, where through the use of dried flowers and relief printing, Inês explores the absence of a fixed soil where one can bury their roots, and how that can give us a false sense of stability. This theme is also present in My Nostalgia Created an Imaginary Country, a collection of images of Portuguese beaches under imaginary depictions that portray how homesickness can affect our perception of reality. Our memory is biased, it curates itself, and we cling to images, sounds and smells that we associate with positive emotions, even when they aren’t real. The role of women in society and art is also a major theme in Inês Matos’ work. Her collection Contemporary Status of A Woman challenges the idea that female artists should give up on having a family in order to pursue artistic greatness. Born in a generation where adulthood is gradually becoming more and more delayed, the artist reflects on how motherhood and family have become secondary to contemporary
youth. At the end of the day, even if that might take a toll on her career, she decides to be both, an artist and a mother.
-Silvia Carvalho-
Inês Matos (1992, Lisboa) is a Portuguese visual artist. She is currently attending the Masters in Graphic Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Ljubljana. Previously she studied Design, with focus on graphic and communication, at IADE Creative University in Lisbon. Her art employs a wide variety of concepts and mediums. Through the use of traditional printmaking techniques such as etching, aquatint and silkscreen, intertwining them with hand stitching and collage, she brings contemporary issues into discussion. She has participated in group exhibitions, such as Živa Grafika at the Equrna Gallery in Ljubljana (2021), the 10th International Graphic Triennial in Bitola, Macedonia (2021) and the International Biennial of Contemporary Engraving in Iași, Romania (2021). Her exhibitions can be read in journalistic articles in international magazines. She won the 1st prize in the graphics category at an international competition in the Czech Republic. At the moment, Inês lives and works in Ljubljana.
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Odpiralni čas:  
TOR-PET: 11 – 19
SOB: 11 – 13

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