Fernando J. Ribeiro

Art Works, Exhibitions & Research

LEGO Sculpture

Posted on June 12, 2021 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

Untitled (After 9/11), 2015, Lego bricks, plinth, 172x40x40 cm. Exhibited in group Show “Que Faço Eu com esta Espada?”, curated by António Caramelo, Zaratan – Arte Contemporânea, Lisboa, 2017

Untitled (Sunset), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Ruins), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Field House), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Building a Skyscraper), 2022, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Observatorium), 2022, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Red Carpet House), 2022, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

*Untitled (Rainbow),* 2022, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Open Air Hotel), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Cube Shadow), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (A Safe Place), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Crosswalk), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Comfort Zone), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Light Column), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (The Stick), 2021, Lego bricks, variable dimensions

Untitled (Primary Columns), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Summer House), 2021, Lego bricks, variable dimensions

Untitled (Shelter), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Model: Church, Fortress, Home, 2022, Lego bricks

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Untitled (Neighborhood), 2022, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Instant Shelter), 2022, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Chair-Sofa. Red Model), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Chair-Sofa. Blue Model), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Chairs-Sofas-Bed), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Home Carpet. Red Model), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Home Carpet. Green Model), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Home Carpet. Blue Model), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Blind Spot), 2021, Lego bricks, variable dimensions

Untitled (Electric City), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Mountains), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Untitled (Abstract Cross), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Plinth Sculpture

Posted on May 22, 2021 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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Untitled (Tomorrow Tools), 2019, bones, enamel, wood, dimensions variable. Exhibited in group show “Trabalho Capital. Ensaio sobre Gestos e Fragmentos”, curated by Paulo Mendes, Oliva Creative Factory, São João da Madeira, 2019.

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Untitled (Thank You), 2017, 3 acrylic glasses, 25x11x12 cm, 3 plinths, variable dimension. Installed in group show “Them or Us”, curated by Paulo Mendes, Galeria Municipal do Porto, Porto, 2017.

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Wall Sculpture

Posted on June 24, 2020 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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Untitled (European Union), 2012, satin, Ruffles batatas-fritas with ham flavor, wire, variable dimensions. Exhibited in solo show Close-up, 2012, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, 2012; in group show Art Stabs Power. Que se Vayan Todos!, curated by Inês Valle, at Bermondsey Project, London, 2014, and at Plataforma Revólver, Lisboa, 2014; in group show Them or Us, curated by Paulo Mendes, Galeria Municipal do Porto, 2017. Collection Ivo Martins, on deposit at Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea,

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Untitled (The Nose), 1996, plaster, acrylic, hair, wire, 72x32x41cm. Exhibited in solo show at Galeria Arte Periférica, Lisboa; in group show “Acasos e Materiais 2”, curated by Paulo Mendes, CAPC, Círculo de Artes Plásticas, Coimbra, 1998, and in group show “Trabalho Capital. Greve Geral,” curated by Paulo Mendes, Centro de Arte Oliva, São João da Madeira, 2020

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Untitled (Milky Way), 2001, plaster, acrylic, 47 cm diameter

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Untitled (Coat-Pajama), 1998, cloth, paint, wood, wire, 94 x 52 x 18 cm, handmade by the artist. Exhibit in group show, “Acasos e Materiais 1”, CAPC, Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra, 1998, curated by Paulo Mendes; and in group show “Proximidades e Acessos: Obras da Colecção de Ivo Martins”, Culturgest, Porto, 2004, curated by Miguel Wandschneider. Collection Ivo Martins, on deposit at Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto. © Imagens: Paulo Mendes

Untitled (Ground Zero), 2013, sponge, variable dimensions

HITLERBLONDI-copy2-copy Untitled (Blondi and Hitler Contemplating the Bavarian Alps), 2014, C-print, wood, nail, variable dimensions. Installed in the group exhibition A Boca do Inferno / Hell’s Mouth, curated by Óscar Faria, Sismógrafo, Porto, 2014

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Untitled (Blind Mirror), 2010, enamel, wood, mirror cardboard, 34x22x4 cm: Collection António Olaio, Coimbra. Exhibited in group exhibition. MONO (a propósito do grupo GICAPC/CORES CAPC 1976/1978), curated by António Olaio, CAPC Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2010

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Untitled (Old Shelf), 2014-19, platex, enamel, 61,5×48,5×23 cm

Untitled (Look), 2015, cardboard box, charcoal, variable dimensions

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Untitled (All the Answers), 2014, telephone, variable dimensions

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Untitled (One Heart, One Soul), 2016, nails on wall, variable dimensions

Untitled (Forever), 2015, nails on wall, dimensions variable

Untitled (Dream), 2015, nails on wall, variable dimensions

Untitled (NO), 2015, nails on wall, dimensions variable

Untitled (Square), 2015 nails on wall, dimensions variable

pasta Untitled (Secrets), 1995, oil on wood, suitcase, 46,5×33,5×12 cm. Collection Luísa Cunha, Lisboa

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Untitled (Legs), and detail,1996, plaster, ballpoint pen, 103x38x27,5 cm. Exhibited in solo show at Galeria Arte Periférica, Lisboa, 1996

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Ether, 1996, skull, magazines pages, 27x20x14cm. Exhibited in solo show at Galeria Arte Periférica, Lisboa. Collection Galeria Arte Periférica, Lisboa.

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Untitled (Cyclops), 1996, boot, inkjet print, variable dimensions

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Untitled (Head), 1996, sheepskin, pioneers, paper, wire, 54x36x23 cm

Floor Sculpture

Posted on April 17, 2020 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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Untitled (All My Diaries), 2020, paper blocks, ink, variable dimensions

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Untitled (Pandora), 1999, enamel, wood, 51×28,5×46 cm. Exhibited in group show “PansY: Amores Perfeitos,” curated by Ana F. Cravo, biblioteca municipal de Portalegre, Portalegre, 2019.

Untitled (Project for a Cube), 2012, magazines pages, variable dimensions

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Untitled (Daily Mail), 2013-19, newspapers, variable dimensions

Untiitled (Vogue), 2012, magazine, inkjet print variable dimensions. Installed in solo show Close-up, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, 2012

Untitled (Skinless Chair), 2014, chair, enamel, polyurethane foam, variable dimensions

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Untitled (Organic Table), 2012, adhesive tape, glass, variable dimensions

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Untitled (SOLD), 2014, frame, plastic, spray paint, variable dimensions

Untitled (OK), 2014, plinth, paper, spray paint, variable dimensions

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Untitled (The Books I Should Read), 2015, wood, books, spray paint, variable dimensions

Untitled (Crosswalk), 2021, Lego bricks, dimensions variable

Participation

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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Untitled (Hommage to Mondrian), 2001, acrylic, six football balls, lots of people, variable dimensions. Intalled in group exhibition Urbanlab, Bienal da Maia, curated by Paulo Mendes, Maia, 2001. Collection Ivo Martins, on deposit at Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto. © Imagens Paulo Mendes

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World Cup (Geo-Political Map), 2005, acrylic paint, 12 football balls, lots of people, variable dimensions. installed in the group ow Toxic. O Discurso do Excesso, curated by Paulo Mendes, at Angar K7, Fundição de Oeiras, 2005. © Imagens Paulo Mendes

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Compulsive Skin, 2000, plaster, wood, magic markers, lots of people, 120x152x55 cm. Exhibited in group exhibition Plano XXI, Portuguese Contemporary Art, Cinema & Music, G-MAC (Glasgow Media Access Centre),Glasgow, 2000, curated by Paulo Mendes and António Rego. Exhibited in group exhibition “Riso. Uma Exposição a Sério,” Museu da Electricidade, Lisboa, 2012. Collection Ivo Martins, on deposit at Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto.

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In group exhibition “Proximidades e Acessos: Obras da Colecção de Ivo Martins,” curated by Miguel Wanschneider, Culturgest, 2004, Porto. © Imagens: Paulo Mendes

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In António Olaio (coord.), O Colégio das Artes em Directo do Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Colégio das Artes da Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, 2017

Untitled (Femur), 1998, plaster, magic makers, lots of people, variable dimensions. Exhibited in group exhibition “Acasos e Materiais”, 1998, curated by Paulo Mendes, Círculo de Artes Plásticas, Coimbra, 1998. Collection Paulo Mendes, Porto. © Imagem: Paulo Mendes

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All Wishes on Sales, 2004, cardboard, acrilyc paint, CDs, books, VHS tapes, vinyl, wire, variable dimensions. Installed at Galeria Monumental. Lisboa, 2004. © Imagens Paulo Mendes. In this work are sold books, VHS cassettes, and CDs without labels or references to the titles and authors, so that the visitors buy and consume them in a sort of blindness.

Always There (with António Caramelo), 2002, cardboard, photocopies, projector, variable dimensions; curated by Paulo Mendes. Presented in In Transit, Porto, 2002. Collection Ivo Martins, on deposit at Fundação de Serralves – Museu de Arte Contemporânea, Porto. © Imagens: Paulo Mendes

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Freedom Go to Hell (London, 3 February 2006), 2012, plastic table, plastic chairs, puzzle, lots of people, variable dimensions. Installed in the individual exhibition Close-up, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, 2012

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Lost and Found, 2012, magazines, paper, tape, cardboard, wood, pastels, lots of people, variable dimensions; in “Limbo” group exhibition, curated by Pedro Cabral Santo, at Plataforma Revólver, Lisboa, 2012

Installation

Posted on December 1, 2018 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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To Clean Up, 1999, black vinyl, black leather, variable dimensions. Installed in group exhibition Perverse Space Room, curated by Paulo Mendes, at W.C. Container, Edifício Artes em Partes, Porto, 1999. Images by Paulo Mendes

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Untitled (Neons and Chanel), 2009, Chanel nº 5, neons, variable dimensions, curated by Isabel Ribeiro and Mauro Cerqueira; installed at A Certain Lack of Coherence, Porto, 2009

In an old , dirty, and damaged space are spread allover it 300ml of Cahnel nº5, and the parts of that same space are totally open, just as neons constitute the only light source.

Wall Painting

Posted on August 1, 2018 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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Untitled (Shopping Bags), 2014, acrylic on wall, variable dimensions

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Untitled (Ladder with T-shirt), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, variable dimensions

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Untitled (Jersey against Wall), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, dimensions variable

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Untitled (T-shirt on the Floor), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Hoodie Jacket against the Wall), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Pants against Wall), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Chair), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, dimensions variable

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Untitled (Relax Chair), 2019, acrylic paint on wall, dimensions variable

Flags

Posted on July 2, 2018 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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World Cup (Geo-Political Map), 2005, acrylic paint, 12 football balls, lots of people, variable dimensions. installed in the group show Toxic. O Discurso do Excesso, curated by Paulo Mendes, at Angar K7, Fundição de Oeiras, 2005. © Imagens Paulo Mendes

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A la Recherche de la Révolution Française, 2014, post-its, lots of people, variable dimensions. Installed in group show Art Stabs Power, curated by inês Valle, at Bermondsey Project, London, 2014. Collection Ivo Martins.

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Untitled (European Union), 2012, satin, Ruffles chips with ham flavor, wire, variable dimensions. Exhibited in solo show Close-up, 2012, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, 2012; in group show Art Stabs Power. Que se Vayan Todos!, curated by Inês Valle, at Bermondsey Project, London, 2014, and at Plataforma Revólver, Lisboa, 2014; in group show Them or Us, curated by Paulo Mendes, Galeria Municipal do Porto, 2017. Collection Ivo Martins.

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Untitled (Ground Zero), 2013, sponge, tripod, video camera, variable dimensions

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No Flag No Light, 2011, inkjet print, 72×49 cm; published in magazine Ascensor nº 0, Julho 2011, Ascensor_Contemporary Art Uni. Lda, Lisboa, 2011; exhibited in group show “Sem Quartel / Without Mercy”, Sismógrafo, Porto, 2014

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Untitled (USA-EU)Untitled (USA-EU), 2010, enamel, wood, 150x600cm, in group show “Invasões Contemporâneas: Arte nas Comemorações do Bicentenário das Linhas de Torres“, curated by David Santos. Installed at Vila Franca de Xira, 2010. Collection Museu do Neo-Realismo, Vila Franca de Xira

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Em Vila Franca de Xira, na varanda semi-circular que une a esquina da Avenida dos Combatentes da Grande Guerra com a Rua Alves Redol, (junto ao Museu do Neo-Realismo), Fernando Ribeiro apresenta uma imensa “bandeira” em duplicado especular que une também as duas simbologias de leitura política, económica e social mais decisivas do mundo ocidental. No longitudinal aparato pictórico aqui proposto, vemos apenas como a bandeira dos Estados Unidos da América absorve a simbologia estelar da bandeira da União Europeia. Com efeito, no espaço quadrangular azul onde normalmente se distribuem as estrelas referentes aos Estados americanos vemos agora as estrelas dos Estados europeus em forma circular, pontuando desse modo uma reflexão sobre a dependência europeia relativamente à omnipotente política norte-americana. Deste modo duplamente simbólico, o artista procura lembrar a invasão americana que desde o segundo pós-guerra e a execução do Plano Marshall tem vindo a transformar a Europa num parceiro político sem peso, cumpridor apenas das intenções de domínio dos EUA. Esta leitura permite-nos afirmar que as invasões dos séculos XX e XXI têm sido concretizadas, sobretudo, através do desenvolvimento de políticas económicas, financeiras e culturais, recorrendo por isso, cada vez menos, à força e às estratégias militares. Em última análise, é o signo e a sua transmutação constante que varrem o espaço físico e identitário, como nova apropriação ou domínio territorial.»

– David Santos in “Invasões Contemporâneas: Arte nas Comemorações do Bicentenário das Linhas de Torres“, catalogue

Painting

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Fernando J. Ribeiro

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Untitled (Horizon), 2009, enamel on canvas, wood. Exhibited in individual exhibition Horizonte e Outros Brilhos, Galeria Presença, Porto, 2009

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Untitled (Horizon) 5, 2009, enamel on canvas, wood, 67x57x28cm. Exhibited in individual exhibition Horizonte e Outros Brilhos, Galeria Presença, Porto, 2009

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Untitled (Horizon) 3, 2009, enamel on canvas, wood, 70x60x24cm. Exhibited in individual exhibition Horizonte e Outros Brilhos, Galeria Presença, Porto, 2009

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Untitled (Horizon) 4, 2009, enamel on canvas, wood, 67x57x25cm. Exhibited in individual exhibition Horizonte e Outros Brilhos, Galeria Presença, Porto, 2009

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Untitled (Horizon) 1, 2008, enamel on canvas, wood, 71x62x14,5 cm

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Untitled (Landscape), 2003, oil on wood and paper, 51x61x3 cm

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Untitled (Rita), 2002, inkjet print, markers, frame, 55×44,5 cm: Collection Paulo Mendes, Porto

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