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2007-04-15T10:49:00.001-07:00

About

I paint and I draw. Sometimes i like to dance too.

Curriculum Vitae

Academic studies

-Equivalency to Masters course in architecture in what concerns the new study programme in accordance to the Bologna Process

-Basic Level 1 and 2 of Mandarin at the Mandarin Learning Center in Chinese Culture University, Taipei, Taiwan, in 2009

-Licentiate degree of six years of architecture at the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra, Portugal, from 2002 to 2008

-Erasmus exchange scholar at the Faculty of Architecture of Paris la Villette(École Nationale Supérieure d’ Architecture), in Paris, France, from 2005 to 2006

Exhibitions

-Collective exhibition Salúquia às Artes, Moura Castle, Moura, Portugal, 2009

-Collective exhibition Delirium Coimbra-Devaneios Urbanos/Hipérboles visuais, galeria Ícone, Coimbra, Portugal, July 2009

-Collective exhibition Delirium Coimbra-Devaneios Urbanos/Hipérboles visuais, galeria Ícone, Coimbra, Portugal, April 2009

-Collective exhibition Mostra Jovens Criadores, at the Lisbon Congress Center, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009

-Collective exhibition, with 2 works, regarding the event "Ilustra_Underground" at the Cais do Sodré, Lisbon, Portugal, 2009

-Collective exhibition of contemporary art Mostrego at CITAC, in Coimbra, Portugal, 2008

-Collective exhibition of erotic art, with one painting, at Nigran, Spain, 2008

-Exhibition "Sketches" at the Art Non Stop event in Lisbon, Portugal, 2007

-Collective exhibition of Moleskines notebooks at the Arquivo library at Leiria, Portugal, 2007

-Collective art exhibition, Mostra Jovens Criadores 2007 in sequential art, in Odivelas, Portugal, 2007

-Collective art exhibition, Mostra Jovens Criadores 2007 in sequential art, in Lisbon, Portugal, 2007

-Individual exhibition of 9 works at the Instituto Justiça e Paz at Coimbra, Portugal, 2007

-Collective exhibition, with one illustration, at the event @Comics, in Coimbra, Portugal, 2007

-Individual exhibition of 12 works at Coimbra, Portugal, 2007

-Collective sequential art exhibition regarding the 17th International Sequential Art Competition at Amadora, Portugal, 2006

-Exhibition of one illustration regarding the "I don't wanna go to that exposition" showcase of art in Lisbon, Portugal, 2005

-Exhibition of two paintings regarding the 4th International Art Biennal at Vila Verde, Portugal, 2005

-Colective exhibition of sequential art at Coimbra, Portugal, 2005

-Exhibition of 4 sequential art pages regarding a sequential art competition in Serra da Estrela, Portugal, 2002

Catalogues and publications

-Collaboration with the book Delirium Coimbra

-Publication in the official catalog of the event "Ilustra_Underground"

-Publication in the official catalog of the Jovens Criadores 2008

-Publication in the official catalog of the art prize event "Utopia 2008"

-Publication in the catalogue "Odemira-te BD nº1"

-Publication of 2 works in the official catalog of the XII Salão Luso-Galaico Vila Real 2008

-Collaboration with the university newspaper A Cabra, with illustration and sequential art work in 2007-2008

-Publication in the official catalog of the Jovens Criadores 2007

-Contribution to the art e-mag Ideafixa with illustration work

-Publication of a story on the magazine Via Latina edited by the Secção de Jornalismo da AAC

-Publication of a sequential art story on the number 25 issue of the magazine Nu, edited by the Departamento de Arquitectura da Faculdade de ciências e tecnologia da Universidade de Coimbra

-Illustration for the cover of the university newspaper number 100 - "A Cabra"

-Collaboration with the canadian magazine C'est ça qui est ça, with illustration work

-Contribution to the fanzine "Me&You" with sequential art and illustration work

-Publication in the catalogue of the sequential art competition at Serra da Estrela, Portugal

Competitions

-Selected in the illustration event "Ilustra_Underground"

-Selected at the Jovens Criadores 2008 in sequential art

-Selected in the event Jovens Criadores 2007 in sequential art

-Honour mention at the Cow Parade event in Vigo, Spain, 2007

-1st place on the second "Violation of the human rights" painting and photography competition in the painting category,2005

-1st place on the first "Violation of the human rights" painting and photography competition in the painting category, 2004

-2nd place at a sequential art competition at Serra da Estrela, Portugal, 2002

Other Art Work

-Worked as a portrait artist in the 2009 International Fair held at the Chinese Culture University, in Taipei, Taiwan, 2009

-Since 2008, active in the field of tatoo design and portrait drawing

-Designed the logo for the association "Rosto Solidário" , 2009

-Produced and directed the animated music video Lost for the band Fonzie in 2008-2009

Other

-Worked as a translator for the company shopUNT, at Taipei, Taiwan, 2009

-Columnist in the university newspaper "A Cabra" - Critics of sequential art books from 2003 to 2005

-Coordinator of the section of sequential art/illustration and writer of analysis of art works in the blog Overdose Criativa

-Skilled in Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, Adobe Illustrator, Autocad, Microsoft
Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook Express

-Language knowledge of Portuguese (mother-tongue), English, French, intermediate Spanish and basic Chinese

-Active in the field of dancing since 2002, worked as a dance teacher and semi professional dancer from 2002-2008

What others have said

"...parece-me ser ainda jovem, e com uma obra já de tão grande qualidade, acredito que poderá vir a tornar-se um artista tão marcante como qualquer clássico Picasso ou Van Gogh." - excerto de e-mail recebido.

"Normalmente nem vejo a pintura, ainda menos a contemporânea, tão grande é a produção e tão baixa a qualidade.O seu quadro, porém impressionou-me...gostei do estilo, da composição, da precisão do traço, do perfeccionismo e da técnica.Estimulado pela minha observação detive-me no seu blog, percorri o seu curriculum e pareceu-me tratar-se de alguém com preparação e muito talento já reconhecido em alguns prémios que obteve e pelos quais o felicito. Sensibilizou-me, igualmente, o ar voluntarioso com que trabalha, expresso numa frase onde, segundo julgo, afirma que cada um dá o que quer pelas suas obras…E talvez o ar sombrio do seu óleo me tenha suscitado alguma reflexão sobre muitos talentos por aí esquecidos e nem sempre reconhecidos.Não sou um expert mas a foto daquele óleo disse-me algo e em qualquer arte é isso que importa...Desejo-lhe as maiores felicidades no seu trabalho e permita-me que lhe sugira que se lance em mais altos voos porque tem talento para isso." - excerto de um e-mail do comprador de uma pintura

"hi Chris I like the drawings you have there" - Mike Diana, first artist to be jailed in united states for drawing artwork and publishing it in Florida

"you have to see his drawings and paintings !!! between humour and darkness"

"dibuja directamente a caneta, e no se equivoca"

"Its like a mixture between Robert Crumb and H R Giger"

"foda-se, tinha me esquecido do teu brilho."

"man, your work is great---original stuff!"

"These are some weird, bizarre, quirky pictures riveting with their quite tension. I'm not as impressed with the Bacon-like paintings. But those nervous drawings and stories are pure."

"I like your use of anatomical items in your work and how you manipulate them. LOVE the drawings. You create very interesting art."

"Your work is quite moving. It has some incredibly deep narratives.Keep up the good work!"

"The problem with you is that you mistake children for dwarfs"

"I love your way of shading with lines, it's really effective. Your pen drawings have a real unique style to them."

"there's an honest very abrupt feeling...not only in the themes of your work. but the quality of lines...representations of the figures...it's solid. very palpable."

"gosto do teu estilo de desenho, tem akele estilo de banda desenhada europeia, k tem akele toque muito cultural. e os conceitos e historias dos teus trabalhos tem um toque de misticismo e "estranhesa" tb é fantastico como se consegue sentir grande impacto dramatico nos desenhos e sobretudo o silencio, k esta tao presente nas tuas obras."

My thoughts on art

A arte encontra-se actualmente num momento em que está comummente aceite um certo relativismo artístico que determina que “qualquer coisa” pode ser uma obra de arte. Inúmeras instalações, esculturas, pinturas, surgem das mais variadas formas, muitas vezes numa manifestação desprovida de significado colectivo em prol da afirmação autónoma do artista.
A arte é, em primeira instância, uma forma de comunicação. Deve estabelecer relações entre artista/espectador e obra/espectador, não entre artista/artista ou artista/obra. William Burroughs disse que “o artista deve mostrar ao espectador aquilo que sabe mas que não sabe que sabe."
Na minha obra eu pretendo assim realizar o objectivo primordial da arte, o de transmitir uma mensagem. As obras pretendem ser um reflexo da situação e atitude humana contemporânea; pretendem também ser a expressão da opressão. Os meus desenhos e pinturas e o seu conteúdo são uma tentativa de gerar reflexão acerca de temas importantes e muitas vezes controversos da nossa sociedade.

FAQ

Is your work for sale?
Yes, everything in here is for sale except, obviously, the ‘not available’ tagged art. If you’re interested in buying something contact me at jmiguelp@gmail.com for further details on prices, details of the work, shipping, etc.

Do you do commissions?
Most of the times I don’t, but if you have a solid idea to propose me I’ll be interested in hearing. Though, it has to go according to my stylistic and ideological approach on art, meaning you can give me a base-theme but the final result is up to me. Contact me at jmiguelp@gmail.com for further information.

Can I use your art for my own profit?
I would prefer you didn’t, but it was I who has put this on the net, and it’s a free world…It’s your own call, don’t worry I won’t stalk you…

Can I link to your site?
Sure, that is highly appreciated. I’m always interested in link exchange.

Do you do album artwork?
Yes. but I'll only do music I like and that I somehow feel related to. I actually take the time to listen to the album before drawing its cover.

Do you work with non-traditional methods?
Unless it is a comercial work that demands it, no. I think that there are amazing possibilities and works out there with non-traditional methods, and I like to once in a while experiment with them, but I don’t have the urge of doing a final work like that

Chris Sim Art