Inês Gato

Inês Gato was born in 1966 in Lisbon, Portugal. He studied at Escola Secundária António Arroio and took the Design course Graphic at Ar.Co. He also studied Computer Design at ETIC. The exploration of painting began in 1994. Currently, he lives and works in Ericeira, a coastal town and destination for family summer vacation forever. In 1999, and after a professional career in the area of communication, decides to dedicate himself to the plastic arts as an activity main. 

"My identity emerges spontaneously and intuitively.
I believe that if an artist's language is forced or rationally
programmed will probably not be genuine. The creative process will always be a mystery, a journey into my world interior filtering the influences and inspirations of the outside world. The importance of the subject is present in the content of my painting. Artistic creation focused on human emotions. Ideas arise in the most varied circumstances, such as walking, listening to music or looking at an image... and very often the to work. On a formal and chromatic level, I am interested in the common thread that exists between the microcosm and the macrocosm. A magical and surprising universal law that I believe exists. The formal structure and proportional balance of the compositions they work in opposition to the perception of movement and transformation. Irony that runs through my work. I paint with oil paints and natural hair brushes (mink or mink hair). ox) on linen canvas. Natural light is essential. My training in communication design is reflected in my method of work. I generally "draw" in my mind an initial study that in Then I move onto paper. I replicate this outline in software programs.
design and image processing, such as Photoshop. The computer
results in a wonderful work tool by allowing a
quick visualization of infinite formal and chromatic variants of a
same composition. Through these programs, I challenge the perception of everything that surrounds me recreating and stylizing what I draw or photograph. This is followed by an editing and selection phase of the final study that will be painted on the canvas. During the progression of work, the "own life" of a work manifests itself beyond the initial study.
A painting is never perfect and rarely finished... A work does not exist only within me and for me. From the moment it is shared, the reactions and analyzes of others add new meanings to it. Sometimes surprising, but always revealing and enriching. Economic dependence and the desire for recognition can kill creativity. Creativity plays with the unknown. There is no strategy that can define the infinite realm of novelty. Only courage and creative honesty allow us to overcome our fears and overcome our safe and known. I feel a relationship of transformative interdependence with my work. The emotion, energy, dedication and commitment that I put into each work are returned by experiencing the process of carrying it out. The pleasure of enjoyment is directly proportional to physical effort,
mental and emotional. A relationship of true love!" — Inês Gato