"O PINTOR E A CORTE" (revisitando as "Meninas de Velásquez") (2021) Painting by Rui Carreira

Rui Carreira was born in Angola. He has lived in Coimbra, Portugal, since 1974. As a child he began to draw and paint with passion. He took Drawing and Acrylic Painting classes at the Círculo de Artes Plásticas de Coimbra with João Dixo and Túlia Saldanha, an Oil Painting and Drawing course in Mozambique and at CEARTE, Coimbra, private Oil Painting classes with Rita Gardete (Coimbra) and Workshops with Daniel Africano (Porto). He held several individual and group exhibitions in Coimbra, Faro, Porto, Sintra and Beira (Mozambique). He is represented in several private collections in Portugal and abroad. His work stands out for its use of bright yellows, blues, greens and reds in an imaginary world circumscribed and created by himself. The scenes and figures represented create comical or more realistic feelings and sometimes the viewer may think that the painting is a "comic strip". "reinvent yourself" is also one of its "brand images": "Dare to take risks" is the challenge, creating a style is easy. It has already gone through monochromatic Abstractionism, Surrealism, Realism and other Phases. Always face Painting as a challenge and with honesty.

• Nationality: PORTUGAL
• Date of birth : unknown date
• Artistic domains: Works by professional artists,
• Groups: Professional Artist Contemporary Portuguese Artists