Ceramics:The Damns
These unique ceramic pieces, crafted from faience and raw glaze, are part of an ongoing series called Barragens. This series explores the captivating interplay between the colors of water in the large lakes and dams of the Alentejo region, where I reside, and the surrounding evolving landscapes. The work reflects a meticulous process and technique aimed at capturing the hues and movements of water and earth through the behavior of the clay. Each abstract landscape ceramic is designed to embrace chance and accidents, in distinct and singular pieces.
Original Paintings
“This series reflects two pivotal aspects of my life: my experience with agricultural work in Alentejo and the nostalgia for my birthplace, Madeira. Centered around the horizon line, my paintings capture the changing seasons, textures, and colors of the landscape. Through an intuitive process that embraces chance and material interactions, I create what I call ‘Abstract Landscapes’—where each observer can imagine their own scenery. Influenced by 20th-century American movements like Color Field Painting, Action Painting, and Abstract Expressionism, my work focuses on the medium’s potential to convey atmosphere and movement.”
