A arte do pintor brasileiro Maurício Porto abrange portraits de celebridades e também o estudo de personalidades. Sua dinâmica representação de pessoas comunica os gestos e feelings de ícones da Pop Culture. Eles se escondem, eles cantam, eles fazem pose e eles são revelados.
Porto revela a forte característica dos seus temas através de generosas linhas e cores, combinando retratação, representação com um sofisticado posicionamento na mediação cultural. Seu trabalho pode ser apreciado por qualquer pessoa. Suas imagens são instantaneamente reconhecíveis e, sua facilidade para traduzir a figura é madura e desenvolvida. As imagens são divertidas, excitantes e marcantes. Em suas exposições internacionais ou através do Brasil ele mostra cantoras, atrizes, top models, performers ou anônimos. O diverso background de Porto e seu afiado olhar para pessoas e suas personalidades, é rapidamente evidenciado. Ele hábilmente mistura cultura, imaginação e um universal apelo de mídia. Suas pinturas são o testamento para a implacável força de retratação nas mãos de um hábil artista.
Angela di Bello (Curadora) - Agora Gallery – New York - para a exposição Carmen Back On Broadway - 2001
The art of the Brazilian painter Mauricio Porto embraces a celebrity portrait of celebrities and personality stud. His dynamic depiction of people communicates the gesture and feeling of these icons in popular culture. They hide, they sing, they "strike a pose", and they are revealed.
Porto reveals the strong character of his subjects through generous lines and colors, combining portraiture with a sophisticated position in cultural mediation. His work can be appreciated by anyone. His images are instantly recognizable and his facility for rendering the figure is mature and developed. The images are fun, exciting and reaffirming. In his exhibitions across Brazil and internationally he shows singers, actresses, top models, performers or anonymous. Porto's diverse background and sharp eye for people and their personalities is quickly evident. He skillfully blends culture, imagination and a universal media appeal. His paintings are the testament to the unrelenting power of portraiture in the hands of a skillful artist.
Angela di Bello (Curator) - Agora Gallery - New York - for the Carmen Back On Broadway Exhibition
Porto reveals the strong character of his subjects through generous lines and colors, combining portraiture with a sophisticated position in cultural mediation. His work can be appreciated by anyone. His images are instantly recognizable and his facility for rendering the figure is mature and developed. The images are fun, exciting and reaffirming. In his exhibitions across Brazil and internationally he shows singers, actresses, top models, performers or anonymous. Porto's diverse background and sharp eye for people and their personalities is quickly evident. He skillfully blends culture, imagination and a universal media appeal. His paintings are the testament to the unrelenting power of portraiture in the hands of a skillful artist.
Angela di Bello (Curator) - Agora Gallery - New York - for the Carmen Back On Broadway Exhibition
