Torn between Portugal – his country of origin/home country – and Catalunha – his affective/emotional space – Rui Gomes has developed regular artistic activity in the scope of painting since 2001.
That bipolarity is present in his works which are organized following series that record experiences and concerns, showing always his solar side, that ability of knowing to laugh or at least to smile when facing life’s absurdities.
Connected to a figurative representation he recovers the narrative powers of the New Figuration without disregarding the semantic features of painting: he allows stories to protrude in the pictorial space without replacing its prominence.
© 2014 Rui Gomes
