THE BELIEF GENERATOR,
oil and acrylic on canvas, Antonio Pessoa, 2007, is
paradigmatic enough of how the artist is stubbornly
committed to his wonderful plan of self-assurance and
certainty by continuously administrating his primary
beliefs regarding the wisdom he is already being rewarded
with and inevitably by translating it into contemporary
fine art expression, more and more able to reflect the
spreading of supreme awareness elements, persistently
fertile, clear signals of a new age of higher artistic
values propositions surprisingly concise despite the
colorful illustration of the running symbols plus the
elite drawing description, obviously a still remaining
aesthetics conceptual principle and traditional consensus
of his huge oeuvre's different periods. Ready, Steady...
GO! This could be an intro for a cool running marathon,
a racing start being broadcasted all over the Planet.
However, this new breeze marathon has no special schedules
nor a beginning and end. In short, to make it properly
stated, it's more about an enjoyable Mystery Tour, where
artist Antonio Pessoa takes the leading role, not because
he obssessively wishes to, but just because one way
or another the Show must goon, and the artist, like
it or not, has got to take the leading role of this
motion picture making, Antonio Pessoa contemporary Fine
Art! Cool as cool can be, the modern master enjoys life
over career struggle, self-satisfied in his comfostable
lifestyle, making the most of every single moment and
social meeting, an attitude which only a high level
of wisdom can afford right there, in the kitchen's heat,
in the middle of today's art scene traffic jam. No need
fo more reference guides, exhausting analysis or nail-biting
volcanic information, even thrilling adrenaline last
minute think things through rally time emergency episodes,
some kind of "help me God this is driving me crazy"
sort of B Movie like, bad TV soap drama sinking one's
soul fast into an abyss of awfulness. No Sir, I say,
definitely, no way. As I put down in words what's happening
in Antonio Pessoa's life, I love to admit what I suppose
I already knew. The artist paints and does it with the
amazing and amusing serene emotions of a true art studio
veteran. His command of the contemporary fine art language
has unquestionably reached its highest level up to now.
Regardless the multiple projects he is involved with,
plus his systematic and deserved spare times of adorable
procrastination, he manages to develop his oeuvre program
with the easy-to-do quick and cool flow of the experienced
Modern Master, an almost exotic performance, resizing
an endless selection of ideas onto the canvas, downloading
already invented framed pictures and sketches wandering
for the past few days across his mind, with the high
technical precision of his striking painting brush caresses.
Great achievements occur when an artist has something
original to say, art at home and abroad, here he goes
once again, the contemporary dancer for some moments
let us suppose that instead of painting he is in an
Edgar Degas Ballet rehearsal, exhibiting a harmonious
serene emotional flow, voilà, a gentle and sentimental
gentleman excelling by doing pure contemporary marvel!
Too much for one day sometimes in Antonio Pessoa's life.
The phone doesn't stop ringing, the artist has already
been talking to a whole lot of collaborators, art dealers,
friends, family, art critics, web designers, to a point
of feeling overwhelmed by the interferences rush, good
news, bad news, problems, urgent decision taking situations,
you name it. Nevertheless the modern master gets back
down to work, in his devoted art action intimacy, writing
his own diary on canvas with the steady punctual recording
reliability of a life reporter. The Fine Art synopsis
gains more and more expression as the artist solves
the composition puzzle, through his own interpretation
of his thoughts, feelings, emotions, beliefs and conclusions.
Tomorrow will be another day, another adventure, very
probably another artwork, ready for the viewers eyes
and public opinion. His art well expressed diary shall
be always the mirror of his most intimate perceptions,
as the world keeps going round and round and life proves
to be a magical box of unexpected surprises, a complex
fascinating interconnecting forum in which a great communicator
such as Pessoa definitely will have a word to say, something
to share, a message to herald and an interesting role
to perform. Mr. Vicente Fernandez Lago, Antonio Pessoa's
closest friend, partner, public relations in Spain,
Miami, southern California and Latin America, and the
artist's most reliable and steady collaborator for the
past ten years up to now, is the unmovable solid as
a rock structure which proves to be the most effective
support mainly in south western Europe, entirely involved,
excited, enthusiastically motivated and focused in the
modern master's worldwide Project.Fact. In today's growing
selfishness-oriented racing world, a strong partnership
such as this seems to be a rather royal priviledge both
for the artist and Mr. Lago. Anyway, in the meantime,
Antonio Pessoa lives up to his lifestyle concept, the
sort of life he actually wishes to lead and also the
glamorous social, dynamic and creative daily routine
which better fits his unique, contemplative, even controversial
personality, perception of space and time, art performance,
living aesthetics, roots and traditions, deep beliefs
and general interests. Right now, owning four art studios
he calls home, Pessoa paints as he prays, actually by
using a very sophisticated method of Mind Power improvement
and enhancement, thereby systematically downloading
inner philosophical and pragmatic links, providing him
with a true substancial existential amount of references
possibilities and daily sunny new solutions in order
to face art action, public communication, social meetings,
art scene unexpected puzzles and real life challenges...with
the easy going decisions taking and making expertise
and in so doing obviously getting the work done, so
to speak. On the whole the art scene and art market
practical matters demand a well defined matter-of- fact
positive thinking, plus a master approach to each and
every complex issue, crossroads, task accomplishment
oriented processes and a healthy straightforwardness
to manage and deal with urgent action-based rough sledding
situations. Antonio Pessoa more himself than ever before,
seems to have dismissed most of the old specif and too
obvious influences and in so doing, his today's art
expression definitely gained a wonderful and charming
miscellaneous New Look, with a new original togetherness
about it. Nevertheless it's good to be able to observe
that his favorite old and modern Great Masters still
have a very special place in his heart, in his art and
most importantly still have the power of the wise advice
providing, plus the honour of being consulted now and
then, once in a while, most of the the time or even
maybe on a daily basis. Let alone the so many very interesting
contemporary emerging artists from all over the world
Pessoa admires, unquestionably an excellent source of
new ideas, concepts, aesthetics and tendencies definitely
not to be ignored...the Twentieth Century Modern Masters
live on forever in Pessoa's Temple of the Great Masters,
where the flame of genius keep on burning and sparking,
sheltering and fuelling Antonio Pessoa's inspiration
with their eternal teaching, foresight and veteran experience.
THE BELIEF GENERATOR is a good example of why, how and
where the Great Masters come back alive and live together
again celebrating and surely congratulating the talent,
skills and mastery of one of the most relevant contemporary
artists in today's art scene.
