Title: "Orient Express, hands united", 2016
Technique: Charcoal pencil
Artist: Ana Santos
10.31.2016
My recent drawing
I just finished my recent art work in October 25. Hope you like it. Maybe too dark even when edited with a little more of clarifying on certain areas.
Title: "Orient Express, hands united", 2016
Technique: Charcoal pencil
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: "Orient Express, hands united", 2016
Technique: Charcoal pencil
Artist: Ana Santos
10.30.2016
We apologize for this
We apologize some delay to complete some of our posts mainly those that require more images and a little more text. We are working on that on a daily basis and think that until the end of the next week we will finish it.
Thanks for understanding.
Thanks for understanding.
10.26.2016
Biographies
On this page you will find some details of our biographies. As a couple of artists we started to work together since 1984. Carlos started to paint and making collages since 1970 during the military service.
ANA SANTOS
Born in Lisbon in 1950. After secondary school, she became interested in art at once, first as a model and later as a photographer and photo assistant, working directly with the Portuguese photographer Sérgio Guimarães. He lived and worked in the years 60/70 in New York, London, Paris, Berlin and other European cities.
Later in the mid-70s, he was dedicated to the puppet theater, and participated as an actress in numerous festivals of the kind. Following this experience as AS puppeteer was invited to join the independent company of the Iberian Theatre, been the company's lead actress in late 1983. In this capacity participated in numerous national and international representations (Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, Sitges (Barcelona ), Murcia and El Paso (USA). In this last international festival she won the award for the best leading actress.
In the same year cooperates with Mario Cesariny and Carlos Martins (with whom would marry a year later), in organizing the international exhibition "Surrealism and Painting Fantastic." After the exhibition leaves the house where they lived and travels with her husband to the Northeast Algarve and both create the first art gallery in the region. The gallery called "Nova Atlântida" (New Atlantis) and conducted several collective and individual exhibitions for about five years, and quickly won the recognition of local cultural resources and Spain (see Directory Art Portugal / Spain published in both countries).
Back in Lisbon in 1991 continues to participate in various national and international exhibitions, including the ISPA art gallery with other portuguese artists like Cruzeiro Seixas, Raul Perez and Carlos Martins.
From 1994 to 2014 back to work as a theater actress and entertainer acting for children and adults in various kinds of events.
In November 2014 traveled to London and then to different villages in Hampshire County for working as a professional carer in particular to support and give caring to elderly suffering from Alzheimer and Parkinson´s diseases.
Beyond the companionship and giving personal care, medication and other tasks she could also transmitted her experience as an artist developing various activities with their patients on the art field. She got all the mandatory certificates on the carer service and are available to work in different European countries where this profession is well considered.
She returned to Portugal in last January 2019 but travel frequently to UK to work with several carer companies.
Her artworks (in painting and in artistic ceramics), are counted by thousands and are currently part of private collections, particularly in the US, Germany, Austria, Portugal, United Kingdom, Belgium, among many others.
Ana is one the owners of the Via Aurea Art Gallery located in Quinta do Conde, Sesimbra (Portugal) with an online presence in different social networks such like Facebook, Twitter and the blog here.
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CARLOS MARTINS
Born in 1946. Philosophy and Art Studies at the Faculdade de Letras in Lisbon, the years 1975/1976.
After military service and already in Lisbon (1973) he joined the Surrealist Group of Lisbon, which usually met at the Café Monte Carlo. Collaborates in various activities with the group, including the publication of his collages and poems-collages.
In the same year he met Pedro Oom one of the GSL founders who defended a libertarian and surrealist intervention against the regime opposite to an aesthetical positon of surrealist members.
After the fall of the regime in 1974, is dedicated almost exclusively to trade union activity then very monitored and censored by the regime parties, from left and right. This year is elected union leader, but come to resign in 1983/1984 due to disagreements related to party hegemony of the trade union movement in general.
Studies of Ceramics at IADE, in Lisbon.
In 1984 collaborates in creating the art gallery of the Teatro Ibérico there performing and organizing various group and individual exhibitions. That same year organized in collaboration with the Surrealist poet Mario Cesariny, the International exhibition "Surrealism and Painting Fantastic," which included the participation of a significant number of the international surrealist movement members.
After the realization of this important international event, he and Ana Santos (with whom he would marry in 1985), decided to create their own space for the realization of his artistic work, deciding to leave for the Algarvian Northeast where they set up a studio and a small gallery art that would be an art space recognized throughout the Algarve and also in Spain (see Directory art Portugal / Spain, an annual publication edited by both countries).
During this period and given the depopulation and abandonment of the region over the regional political power located on the coast, they faced some difficulties in the field of economicsurvival, having decided to leave the region in 1991.
From 1991 to 2003 they took part and in some cases organized several collective exhibitions under the sponsorship of various cultural and social institutions.
Since 1996, when it appeared the Internet in Portugal, Carlos Martins decided to create an online space for the dissemination of artistic activities in particular in relation to national and international Surrealist movement and its own activities in the creative field. In 2009 finally decided to not participate in national exhibitions in portuguese galleries. However he participated in several international exhibitions dedicated to Surrealism, such as the exhibition "Voyage to Arcturus" (dedicated to Mario Cesariny) in Portalegre, Internacional Exhibition "..." in Lagoa, Algarve, International Exhibition "Reverse the Look" in Coimbra, International Exhibition "chile" and finally Exhibition "...." in Istanbul and other Turkish cities.
Since 2009 C. M. and Ana Santos, they opted for direct sale to private collectors and art lovers around the world, with over 1230 works spread across several continents.
Carlos Martins is also represented at the Museum of Surrealism (Mário Cesariny´s private collection), in Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal) and in thousands of private art collections from everywhere and particularly in the United States, Germany, Austria, Canada and Australia.
ANA SANTOS
Later in the mid-70s, he was dedicated to the puppet theater, and participated as an actress in numerous festivals of the kind. Following this experience as AS puppeteer was invited to join the independent company of the Iberian Theatre, been the company's lead actress in late 1983. In this capacity participated in numerous national and international representations (Lisbon, Porto, Madrid, Sitges (Barcelona ), Murcia and El Paso (USA). In this last international festival she won the award for the best leading actress.
In the same year cooperates with Mario Cesariny and Carlos Martins (with whom would marry a year later), in organizing the international exhibition "Surrealism and Painting Fantastic." After the exhibition leaves the house where they lived and travels with her husband to the Northeast Algarve and both create the first art gallery in the region. The gallery called "Nova Atlântida" (New Atlantis) and conducted several collective and individual exhibitions for about five years, and quickly won the recognition of local cultural resources and Spain (see Directory Art Portugal / Spain published in both countries).
Back in Lisbon in 1991 continues to participate in various national and international exhibitions, including the ISPA art gallery with other portuguese artists like Cruzeiro Seixas, Raul Perez and Carlos Martins.
From 1994 to 2014 back to work as a theater actress and entertainer acting for children and adults in various kinds of events.
In November 2014 traveled to London and then to different villages in Hampshire County for working as a professional carer in particular to support and give caring to elderly suffering from Alzheimer and Parkinson´s diseases.
Beyond the companionship and giving personal care, medication and other tasks she could also transmitted her experience as an artist developing various activities with their patients on the art field. She got all the mandatory certificates on the carer service and are available to work in different European countries where this profession is well considered.
She returned to Portugal in last January 2019 but travel frequently to UK to work with several carer companies.
Her artworks (in painting and in artistic ceramics), are counted by thousands and are currently part of private collections, particularly in the US, Germany, Austria, Portugal, United Kingdom, Belgium, among many others.
Ana is one the owners of the Via Aurea Art Gallery located in Quinta do Conde, Sesimbra (Portugal) with an online presence in different social networks such like Facebook, Twitter and the blog here.
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CARLOS MARTINS
Born in 1946. Philosophy and Art Studies at the Faculdade de Letras in Lisbon, the years 1975/1976.
After military service and already in Lisbon (1973) he joined the Surrealist Group of Lisbon, which usually met at the Café Monte Carlo. Collaborates in various activities with the group, including the publication of his collages and poems-collages.
In the same year he met Pedro Oom one of the GSL founders who defended a libertarian and surrealist intervention against the regime opposite to an aesthetical positon of surrealist members.
After the fall of the regime in 1974, is dedicated almost exclusively to trade union activity then very monitored and censored by the regime parties, from left and right. This year is elected union leader, but come to resign in 1983/1984 due to disagreements related to party hegemony of the trade union movement in general.
Studies of Ceramics at IADE, in Lisbon.
In 1984 collaborates in creating the art gallery of the Teatro Ibérico there performing and organizing various group and individual exhibitions. That same year organized in collaboration with the Surrealist poet Mario Cesariny, the International exhibition "Surrealism and Painting Fantastic," which included the participation of a significant number of the international surrealist movement members.
After the realization of this important international event, he and Ana Santos (with whom he would marry in 1985), decided to create their own space for the realization of his artistic work, deciding to leave for the Algarvian Northeast where they set up a studio and a small gallery art that would be an art space recognized throughout the Algarve and also in Spain (see Directory art Portugal / Spain, an annual publication edited by both countries).
During this period and given the depopulation and abandonment of the region over the regional political power located on the coast, they faced some difficulties in the field of economicsurvival, having decided to leave the region in 1991.
From 1991 to 2003 they took part and in some cases organized several collective exhibitions under the sponsorship of various cultural and social institutions.
Since 1996, when it appeared the Internet in Portugal, Carlos Martins decided to create an online space for the dissemination of artistic activities in particular in relation to national and international Surrealist movement and its own activities in the creative field. In 2009 finally decided to not participate in national exhibitions in portuguese galleries. However he participated in several international exhibitions dedicated to Surrealism, such as the exhibition "Voyage to Arcturus" (dedicated to Mario Cesariny) in Portalegre, Internacional Exhibition "..." in Lagoa, Algarve, International Exhibition "Reverse the Look" in Coimbra, International Exhibition "chile" and finally Exhibition "...." in Istanbul and other Turkish cities.
Since 2009 C. M. and Ana Santos, they opted for direct sale to private collectors and art lovers around the world, with over 1230 works spread across several continents.
Carlos Martins is also represented at the Museum of Surrealism (Mário Cesariny´s private collection), in Vila Nova de Famalicão (Portugal) and in thousands of private art collections from everywhere and particularly in the United States, Germany, Austria, Canada and Australia.
There is no style for painting
As Herbert Read wrote in "Art and Society" there is no style for painting. Certainly all the serious painters have their influences and inspirations. Since our youth we were inspired and touched emotional and philosophically by Surrealism and Expressionism (abstract or figurative but we also appreciate Cézanne, Van Gogh, Matisse, Gauguin, Klimpt, Egon Shiele and too many others. No constraints with real art and real artists.
On this page we will show some of the art works inspired by those art expressions, most of them exhibited in several local and international exhibitions dedicated to Surrealism (vide our biographies).
Painted by Ana Santos. Title "The dreams we never forgot". Acrylic on canvas. Year: 2015
On this page we will show some of the art works inspired by those art expressions, most of them exhibited in several local and international exhibitions dedicated to Surrealism (vide our biographies).
Painted by Ana Santos. Title "The dreams we never forgot". Acrylic on canvas. Year: 2015
Virtual Gallery
Here you can find some of our art works already exhibited in several exhibitions around the world. Most of them are recent but you can also find some from the past.
If you need to see the artists´ biography, please follow the link on the left "Biographies".
If you are interested to buy any artwork exhibited here, please email me to anaviaaurea@gmail.com
or carlosmartins1946@gmail.com and i will send it to you by Express mail duly packed.
Concerning the payment we accept PayPal only.
ANA SANTOS
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: The dreams i never forgot
Technique: Acrylic over canvas
Year: 2016
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: In us the pain of the world
Technique: Acrylic over grain fin paper "Daler and Rowney"
Year: 2007
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: The Bird of the Seven Veils
Technique: Acrylic over paper (grain fine, Daler-Rowney)
Year: 2007
CARLOS MARTINS
Artist: Carlos Martins
Title: Death of a dog. Why dogs are fleeing?
Technique: Acrylic over paper
Year: 2010
If you need to see the artists´ biography, please follow the link on the left "Biographies".
If you are interested to buy any artwork exhibited here, please email me to anaviaaurea@gmail.com
or carlosmartins1946@gmail.com and i will send it to you by Express mail duly packed.
Concerning the payment we accept PayPal only.
ANA SANTOS
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: The dreams i never forgot
Technique: Acrylic over canvas
Year: 2016
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: In us the pain of the world
Technique: Acrylic over grain fin paper "Daler and Rowney"
Year: 2007
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: The Bird of the Seven Veils
Technique: Acrylic over paper (grain fine, Daler-Rowney)
Year: 2007
Artist: Ana Santos
Title: The city you have beside you
Technique: Acrylic over canvas
Year: 2009
Title: They were living like ghosts
Technique: Acrylic on canvas (in some parts of the painting i used the Rorschach method in my own way). Framed.
Artist: Ana Santos
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Artist: Carlos Martins
Title: Death of a dog. Why dogs are fleeing?
Technique: Acrylic over paper
Year: 2010
10.25.2016
Finally we opened our private art gallery in Portugal
Yes, finally we opened our private art gallery, called here as "Home Gallery".
A real one, not just a virtual here on Blogger.com. Located in Portugal at the living room of our house in Quinta do Conde, a village near the Arrabida Mountains and just 40 kms from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is a friendly space, not conventional. You can stay for a while or even to stay one night or two as we can book a private room (less expensive than a common coach booking), if you decided to stay with us for some days. You can visit the gallery and some of our art works but you can also come to paint your own paintings or drawings. The surroundings are beautiful and very interesting touristic and cultural and particularly the cities of Palmela, Sesimbra and Setubal or the small villages of Azeitão and too many others.Better if you rent a car somewhere (Lisbon or even in Almada or Barreiro) as you can drive and visit all these places.
At the home gallery you can also appreciate our craft pieces, all unique and signed individually. Some are based on the nature from here, other more on modern style (expressionism, surrealism mainly).
Please note: The home gallery is not a public gallery but private. Evey visits are under invitation from the owners. If you are interested to visit us, please let us a comment or send an email with your details.
If you are a painter (professional or amateur) you can also come to our space and you can work and stay on a private room totally free. You will be an "artist´s in residence" visitor and you just need to offer of one of your art pieces to be exhibited in our art collection.
More Recent photos
A real one, not just a virtual here on Blogger.com. Located in Portugal at the living room of our house in Quinta do Conde, a village near the Arrabida Mountains and just 40 kms from Lisbon, the capital of Portugal. It is a friendly space, not conventional. You can stay for a while or even to stay one night or two as we can book a private room (less expensive than a common coach booking), if you decided to stay with us for some days. You can visit the gallery and some of our art works but you can also come to paint your own paintings or drawings. The surroundings are beautiful and very interesting touristic and cultural and particularly the cities of Palmela, Sesimbra and Setubal or the small villages of Azeitão and too many others.Better if you rent a car somewhere (Lisbon or even in Almada or Barreiro) as you can drive and visit all these places.
At the home gallery you can also appreciate our craft pieces, all unique and signed individually. Some are based on the nature from here, other more on modern style (expressionism, surrealism mainly).
Please note: The home gallery is not a public gallery but private. Evey visits are under invitation from the owners. If you are interested to visit us, please let us a comment or send an email with your details.
If you are a painter (professional or amateur) you can also come to our space and you can work and stay on a private room totally free. You will be an "artist´s in residence" visitor and you just need to offer of one of your art pieces to be exhibited in our art collection.
More Recent photos
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