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The artist tells Lusa that he likes to think about the whole of the work that makes up "XVII-XXI" as "a bridge through time," where there is "of new elements in an old technique and a new technique with an old aesthetic. "
" All the exhibition is an exercise in transition, there are hand-painted pieces with a traditional method and there are some worked pieces in digital ceramics, "he revealed
" XVII-XXI ", in blue and white, ten of which were hand-painted.
Independent illustrator Diogo Machado (Add Fuel) began to reinterpret traditional tiles using a stencil, when in 2008 he was invited to participate in an exhibition in Cascais, which consisted of covering buildings with screens with illustrations . Since then, he has exhibited in several cities, Portugal and abroad.
In addition, you can see his works in the streets, like the panel of tiles on one of the stairs of the Avenida Infante Santo, in Lisbon, or murals, using stencils in cities like Ovar, Beja, Viseu Lisboa, Madrid and Hong Kong
In the distance, the work of reinterpreting Add Fuel tiles looks like traditional blue tile panels with patterns used in past centuries; In the case of "XVII-XXI" coins, USB connection cables and mobile phones
Diogo Machado, who will be present at the inauguration of the exhibition on the 09th of August, will paint a mural in the center of Montreal, "which connects to the exhibition".
In addition, the gallery will launch two limited edition pieces of the artist: a tile and a drawing. XXI "will be displayed in the Station 16 Gallery between August 9 and September 1.
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