Joana Vasconcelos
Visual Artist
[PT]
Joana Vasconcelos is a Portuguese visual artist, born in Paris in 1971.
She is known for her monumental sculptures that incorporate everyday objects, with humor and irony.
She was the first woman to exhibit at the Palace of Versailles in 2012 and represented Portugal at the 2013 Venice Biennale.
He began his career in 1994, having to date carried out more than 500 exhibitions, permanent installations and public works of art in 35 countries.
Studied Design and Jewelry at ArCo - Center for Art & Visual Communication.
His first solo exhibition was in 1997 at Galeria Pedro Oliveira, in Porto.
Joana Vasconcelos has several artistic influences, such as the arts and crafts movement, surrealism and pop art, also drawing inspiration from everyday objects, such as plastic cutlery, sanitary pads, tiles and crochet.
By using these everyday objects to create sculptures, she aims to question the status of women, consumer society and collective identity.
website: www.joanavasconcelos.com
Works made at MDFGO: I'm Your Mirror
[EN]
Joana Vasconcelos is a Portuguese artist, born in Paris in 1971.
She is known for monumental sculptures that incorporate everyday objects with humor and irony.
She was the first woman to exhibit at the Palace of Versailles in 2012 and represented Portugal at the 2013 Venice Biennale.
She began her career in 1994, and to date has held more than 500 exhibitions, permanent installations and works of public art in 35 countries.
She studied Design and Jewelry at ArCo-Centro de Arte & Comunicação Visual.
Her first solo exhibition was in 1997 at Galeria Pedro Oliveira, in Porto.
Joana Vasconcelos has several artistic influences, such as the arts and crafts movement, surrealism and pop-art, also taking inspiration from everyday objects, such as plastic cutlery, sanitary tampons, tiles and crochet.
With the use of these everyday objects to create sculptures, she intends to question the status of women, consumer society and collective identity.
website: www.joanavasconcelos.com
Works made at MDFGO: I'm Your Mirror