DIANA CARVALHOFlor de Sal

In "Flor de Sal", Diana Carvalho reveals a set of photographs, which were, in themselves, born of a proximity to painting. The pictures do not lie, do not deceive, but contain elements looking for deception. We can see tiles and blinds, walls and a liquid surface. One can find, mostly, references to Abstract Art, to the “tromp-l’oeil”, to the idea of a painting as a physical object and not a metaphor for something else.

Diana Carvalho (Lisbon, 1986) has a degree in Painting (2005-2009) and a master in Contemporary Artistic Practices (2010-2012) by teh Faculty of Fine Arts University of Porto. In 2008, during her degree, she was a student at Hochschule für Bildende Künste Dresden, Germany, under Erasmus Programme and, in 2011, during her master, she attended one semestre as an exchange student at the School of Communications and Arts of University of São Paulo, Brazil, under a Santander scholarship. Diana Carvalho realised the following solo exhibitions: in 2015, "Ruh!", Rua do Sol, Porto and "Pertences", Mupi Gallery, Maus Hábitos, Porto; in 2013, "Colónia de Férias", Boutique – Raum für temporäre Kunst (integrated in the programme of The ocean and the river – Karat), Cologne, Germany. Recent group shows include: in 2016, "Tarmacadame", Porto and "A meio de qualquer coisa", Galeria Graça Brandão, Lisbon; in 2015, "Geração Y", Paços do Concelho, Porto and "Ontem como Hoje", Bienal da Maia; in 2014, "Sem Quartel", Sismógrafo, Porto and "A riqueza múltipla e multiplicadora da ambiguidade”, Espaço Mira, Porto; in 2013, "Grandes Férias", Rua do sol 172, Porto; "Copi Copi", Galeria 111, Porto and "BES Revelação 2012", BES Arte e Finança, Lisbon; in 2012, "BES Revelação", Museu de Serralves, Porto and "Qualquer coisa", Museu da Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto.