In the recent works by Pedro Calapez there is a dialogue between abstract painting and the outline of the work itself, as the panel’s twisted lines interact with the thick colours on the painted surface. The system that Calapez sometimes follows, involving grouping painted aluminium panels together, causes a disaggregation shown by the fragmenting of the work, but the tension that arises through its display creates a movement possessing unexpected direction and unbalanced balance. Sometimes the painted surface reminds us of horizons, spaces and depths, challenging ideas about landscape or the problematic of representation. The panel shapes express different types of references, such as the heraldic, and the titles of the works refer to forms, processes or objects associated with visual memories. Beyond being abstract painting, these works question or expand established concepts, transferring Alberti’s window onto a different level.

Calapez (Lisbon, 1953) work has been shown in Venice and Sao Paulo Biennials, as well as international galleries and museums: Casa de la Cittá, Rome; Carré des Arts, Paris; Centre d’art contemporain, Marne-La-Vallée; INTERVAL-Raum fur Kunst & Kultur, Witten, Germany; Kunstmuseum Bonn; Centro Galego de Arte Contemporáneo (CGAC), Santiago de Compostela; Museo Extremeño e Iberoamericano de Arte Contemporáneo (MEIAC), Badajoz; Centro Andaluz de Arte Contemporáneo (CAAC), Seville; Fundació Pilar i Joan Miró, Majorca; la Fundaçao Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon and Museu Serralves, Porto.