O CERNE DA QUESTÃO
Where does the human need to explain our own origins come from? Between Adam and Eve, the serpent and the apple, beliefs, questions and interpretations endure across generations. In The Heart of the Matter, these biblical references are not used to retell a story, but to question what we accept as truth and the moment we begin to doubt. In the upper right corner, Adam and Eve evoke the imagery of creation. Close to them, a masked female figure introduces an enigmatic presence. At the centre, a female figure stands out among bodies, animals and hybrid forms, in a gathering of characters that cross and overlap without following a linear narrative. Red, blue and yellow dominate the composition. The colour contrasts, expressive outlines and layering of figures create a dense, restless space, where the eye moves between different presences without ever finding a definitive order. Origin remains a question, not a conclusion. Perhaps the heart of the matter lies not only in discovering where we come from, but in understanding why we need to find an explanation for everything we do not know.
- Year
- 2024
- Medium
- Acrylic on Canvas
- Dimensions
- 80 × 100 cm
- Status
- Available
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Corre-Pé
Some painters portray people. Corre-Pé paints what people carry inside. A Portuguese contemporary artist with a studio in Alhos Vedros, Corre-Pé grew up with painting close at hand from a very early age. In 2000 he decided to take it seriously, and he has never stopped questioning, researching and refining his own visual language since. Today he describes his work as Contemporary Social Art, a practice that looks at identity, collective behaviour, human relationships and what it means to be human. The human figure is at the heart of everything he does. Corre-Pé distorts it, multiplies it and wraps it in expressive lines and bold primary colours, the red, blue and yellow that have become his signature. From old taverns to fado, from the shared table to the big questions of the human condition, his canvases turn scenes of Portuguese everyday life into symbolic images full of energy, humour and unease. His process is as unique as the result. Before the paint, there are always words. Notes, memories, conversations and observations that later take shape directly on the canvas, almost without sketches, leaving room for intuition and the unexpected. His path speaks to the strength of this language. In 2026 he was recognised by The Christie’s Owners Collection and selected as a finalist for the Premio Brera in Milan with Transformation, a work inspired by Kafka’s The Metamorphosis. He was also a finalist at the III Concurso de Pintura Ciudad de Martos (2025), received an Honourable Mention at the Dama de Oro Prize (2024) and the Revelation Award at Exporádico in Alhos Vedros (2016). He has held solo exhibitions at the Museu Nacional Ferroviário, the Galeria Municipal de São Brás de Alportel, Galeria Geraldes da Silva and the Núcleo Museológico de Favaios, and has taken part in group shows in Portugal and abroad, from Lisbon to Miami. His works are held in private collections in Portugal, Switzerland and North America.
