Emerenciano
Emerenciano, Portuguese visual artist, was born in Ovar (Portugal) in 1946. Decorative Painting course at the Escola de Artes Decorativas Soares do Reis in Porto. Degree in Fine Arts – Painting, in 1976, at the Escola Superior de Belas-Artes do Porto, after completing his military service. He received a scholarship from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, an institution that also grants him a postgraduate grant and another for a study trip to Paris.
From 1973 onwards he defines by approximation to writing his painting, the title of a solo exhibition he held at Galeria Módulo in 1979, the first he held in the city of Porto, following a journey guided by motivation; that of writing as a purpose, without wanting to cross the border that separates images from words. Writing is represented. Afterwards, other complementary developments are undertaken, and a writing will come about. The author declares himself through reflective texts, and poetic writing leads the author to publish books.
In 1980 he began to participate regularly in international exhibitions of Postal Art and Visual Poetry, accepting the invitations addressed to him, and motivation constitutes a sufficient factor in realization of related developments close to the poetics of postal services, characterized by the small format, envelope, postal ticket, stamp, and stamp.
With a vast CV of exhibitions, public art and book illustration, you are here for a great career. represented in several public and private collections, namely the Center for Modern Art of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Municipal Chamber of Oeiras, Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Associação Empresarial de Portugal, Interbolsa, Porto Public Transport Services, Ovar Municipal Council, Pernik Municipal Council (Bulgaria), among others.
