Casa das
Histórias is a museum in Cascais which is an homage to the works of Portuguese
painter Paula Rego (Lisbon
1935 -) and her husband future artist Victor Willing. Designed by Eduardo Souto
de Moura it opened in 2009 and includes a collection of painting, drawings and
engraving.
“The collection has been put together thanks to the generous donation made by Paula Rego of all of her etchings, amounting to 257 in total, along with a set of 278 drawings, most of which have never been seen before.”
Paula
Rego (today an English citizen as well) was influenced by aesthetic surrealism
in the 1960 (Juan Miró) but in 1990 her career took a boost with the change of style
following Rego's appointment to be the first 'Associate Artist' of the National
Gallery, London, which ended up in a series of works which came to characterise
the popular perception of Rego's style, comprising strong clear drawing, with
depictions of equally strong women in sometimes disturbing situations.
This
antithesis of what is considered feminine behaviour, and many other works in
which there appears to be either the threat of female violence or its actual
manifestation, has associated Rego with feminism, and she has acknowledged
reading Simone de Beauvoir's The Second Sex at a young age and this making a
deep impression on her.
Let's say
you’re visiting Lisbon
is definitely worth seeing. Bonus: free entrance, beautiful café with balcony
inside the garden that surrounds the artistic building. Below some paintings
you might see there.
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