Pessoa stains on watercolor
paper, both generously or feverishly adding water to
the tissue, following the spontaneous instructions of
his experienced intuition. His untouchable imaginative
endeavour, makes his fine art activity an effortless
almost unconscious undertaking, apparently with no doubts
about the whole art action enterprise, whatsoever. His
quality work is thereby delivered and accomplished by
miracle, showing us once again clear evidences of his
privileged gift he gracefully received and gratefully
developed and improved through this well-known systematic
exceptional working method and highly professional attitude.
Enchanting the world with his inmitable visual flavours,
colorful motions by projecting his peculiar dynamic
kaleidoscope of pure contemporary poetry, Pessoa provides
us with this pleasant artistic metaphysics, visual literature
where elemental beauty of adventurous power of invention
leave art lovers deliciously dazzled by the mastery
through which he artistically speaks his mind as his
work becomes more and more notorious like something
truly magical in today's contemporary art scene. From
a modern critical standpoint, Antonio Pessoa has indeed
this unique capacity to make us see things that aren't
actually there, that completely high level when the
viewer awakens suddenly and contemplates the awesome
abstract nature of inspired combinated creative cutting
edge. It's work and play, flowing from one idea to another
as he walks us through the multiple artistic possibilities,
not only the quality evidence of a life's work but a
rather original style, powerfully magnetic, intensive
and new. Ups and downs, ins and outs, don't seem to
be able to stop the artist, let alone take his burning
fire away. No stormy Monday, foggy Twesday or rainy
day seem to be capable to put his fire off, neither
thunderstorming, freezing or snowing events or even
setbacks, seem to succeed to list him among the lost
stars. If it's true that vulgarity begins when imagination
succumbs to the explicit, then Antonio Pessoa's burning
flame fading out is definitely out of question. Back
in business after a good night sleep, no matter what's
at stake, no matter what it takes, the Show must go
on for today's visual arts most adventurous and dynamic
entertainer. Even feeling quite often a bit burned out
by pressure and life in general, Pessoa's trained pro-life
attitude grants him what seems to be indeed a life time
heavenly Guardian Angel assistance, a whole great amount
of vital positive energy, showing him the way and lead
his project in full swing with the hot fusion of mind
power daily updates. Therefore, COLORS UPDATE, watercolor
and acrylic on watercolor paper, Antonio Pessoa 2007,
now it sure seems like it was an accurate predicability
of the on-going art action and visual results of the
making of an impressive collection of cutting edge mixed
media artworks on watercolor tissue and most importantly
using a true revolutionary method in the art of painting,
which essential characteristics is the magical experience
of the color stains taking spontaneous and absolute
control plus cellular autonomy of the art action, just
as in one of those amazing Walt Disney best of productions
animation fiction wonders. Can you believe it? The art
studio wizard is back in business, a paradigmatic inspired
fine artist performing a striking number of art magic
...or should I say ...contemporary witchcraft? What
do you know! Optical illusions appear on the watercolor
wet tissues, exhibiting a breathtaking fairy magic fantasy
festival. Art reviews heralding "welcome back to
the art studio, Antonio Pessoa, sure thing, the place
where you definitely do belong." Breaking news
never seemed to be so easy, breaking news never seemed
to be so fulfilling, breaking news never seemed to be
so exciting, sensational, rewarding, delicious and magical.
The art studio wizard at work shows us inevitably once
again a truly special profecy of contemporary art current-upcoming
cutting edge, as time goes by and the show must go on,
and it does, it's definitely a Must, Must, Must flash
point art performance, a Must elated blissed-out phenomenon!
Freeze, read my lips and mark my words, one has actually
got to see it to believe it. Pessoa opens his studio
doors for his faithful, best and closest friends, the
only ones allowed to enter the cathedral of contemporary
fine art and thereby witness live and ablaze, a landscape
of chaotically displayed dozens and dozens of watercolor
tissues all over the floor, miraculous visions on top
of other textured multicolored victorious artistic wonders.
Theoretically and apparently one could come up with
the possibility of an artist working chaotically, which
isn't definitely what is happening. Colors in the air,
that's more like it,up they go and next thing you know
they are fast landing in artland, it's best to get down
quickly, for red, yellow, orange, brown, black and blue
color pigments are flying all over the place like party
decorations gone mad, precisely when time awareness
seems to have been suspended, sense of reality expired
and the artistic madness now hitting us hard, nevertheless
too late to warn us how deliciously crazy we can go
standing before Antonio Pessoa's art action glowing
exuberance and original style extending well beyond
the inherited tradition of reasonable self-contained
art making. Too much of too much, believe me. Much more
than simply a Colors Update, the artist's effortless
studio live shows, leave us no doubts of how far into
artistic mastery he has already gone, and a clear clue
of how his strikingly spectacular upcoming special effects
aesthetic achievements are unquestionably going to hit
the highest possible standards of quality contemporary
art, surely bound to inspire not only the new generation
of talented emerging artists but also today's art collectors
special recognition of his creative skills and top of
the line awesome artistic accomplishments.
