About The Artist

Fatima Marques,a Brazilian born in Sao Paulo/SP-Brasil in 1956 and graduated in Business Administration in 1978,after a successful career,starting from 2005 devoted herself entirely to painting and has participated in collective exhibitions in Brazil,having been awarded numerous times in its category and has her works exhibited in several virtual galleries in Europe.Since 2011,is represented by the Art Gallery Mali Villas-Boas in São Paulo/SP and her works have been cataloged in yearbooks of art in Brazil and the USA Creativity and sensitivity coupled with a strong analytical mind are its hallmarks, that did seek the path of Contemporary figurative paintings,sometimes with touches of Surrealism,as the highest expression of your personality and inspiration. Her work is inspired by,or in shapes, colors and details,both in the interpretation,in the great masters of Renaissance painting,but has special admiration for the work of Sergio Ferro,Vito Campanella,Claudio Bravo,Pierre-Jean Couarraze. Fatima Marques brings to her work the mark of an acute artistic sensibility and energy that gives life its timeless figures,awise relationship between the classic and contemporary. The language of her work invites the audience not only to assess what is real and what is illusion in the composition,but also delight in the richness and beauty of the details. A much present in her work is the strong female presence that interacts with the texture and cracks in the stone,which certainly reflects how art can transform appearances to essences and internal concerns,in visual expressions. For Fatima Marques,painting is a meditation exercise and her art,an invitation to contemplation.