Armanda Duarte / Works

Armanda Duarte, Needle. 2019. Wrapping paper, metal needle, MDF. 30 x 20 x 28 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Needle. 2019. Wrapping paper, metal needle, MDF. 30 x 20 x 28 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Galho (1). 2019. Charcoal on paper. 21 x 27,6 x 3 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Galho (1). 2019. Charcoal on paper. 21 x 27,6 x 3 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Galho (2). 2019. Charcoal on paper. 21 x 27,6 x 3 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Galho (2). 2019. Charcoal on paper. 21 x 27,6 x 3 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Representação elementar (detail), 2012. 7 cans containing crushed and sifted soil. Variable dimensions. Unique Armanda Duarte, Representação elementar (detail), 2012. 7 cans containing crushed and sifted soil. Variable dimensions. Unique
Booth view at Drawing Room Lisboa, Booth view at Drawing Room Lisboa,
Armanda Duarte, Linha, ponto e plano, 2024. Paper, powder sludge, a fragment of fabric dyed with sludge, two parts of a cane, a fragment of another cane, colored pencils, a stone found on the bank of a river, grains of sludge, two fragments of cardboard, nylon thread, nails, cotton thread soaked in sludge. The diameter of the holes varies between 0.3 and 0.8 cm / from a vertical plane / wall. Unique Armanda Duarte, Linha, ponto e plano, 2024. Paper, powder sludge, a fragment of fabric dyed with sludge, two parts of a cane, a fragment of another cane, colored pencils, a stone found on the bank of a river, grains of sludge, two fragments of cardboard, nylon thread, nails, cotton thread soaked in sludge. The diameter of the holes varies between 0.3 and 0.8 cm / from a vertical plane / wall. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Desenho com modelo: flor caída no caminho, 2024. Graphite and paper. Two parts of the same drawing: 8.5 x 15.5 cm and 6 x 11.5 cm on a horizontal plane. Unique Armanda Duarte, Desenho com modelo: flor caída no caminho, 2024. Graphite and paper. Two parts of the same drawing: 8.5 x 15.5 cm and 6 x 11.5 cm on a horizontal plane. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003-2004. Paper (used in a Chinese cult) and pen. 60 x (21 x 13) cm. Unique Departing always from the artist’s home, this series of drawings is a diary/ map of pedestrian routes happening over a period of time Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003-2004. Paper (used in a Chinese cult) and pen. 60 x (21 x 13) cm. Unique Departing always from the artist’s home, this series of drawings is a diary/ map of pedestrian routes happening over a period of time
Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003-2004. Paper (used in a Chinese cult) and pen. 60 x (21 x 13) cm. Unique Departing always from the artist’s home, this series of drawings is a diary/ map of pedestrian routes happening over a period of time Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003-2004. Paper (used in a Chinese cult) and pen. 60 x (21 x 13) cm. Unique Departing always from the artist’s home, this series of drawings is a diary/ map of pedestrian routes happening over a period of time
Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003-2004. Paper (used in a Chinese cult) and pen. 60 x (21 x 13) cm. Unique Departing always from the artist’s home, this series of drawings is a diary/ map of pedestrian routes happening over a period of time Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003-2004. Paper (used in a Chinese cult) and pen. 60 x (21 x 13) cm. Unique Departing always from the artist’s home, this series of drawings is a diary/ map of pedestrian routes happening over a period of time
Armanda Duarte, outra de uma tábua rio, 2024. Mdf shelf, metal element with two thicknesses and three stones that hold it in balance. 90/83,5 x 15 x 0,8 cm   Armanda Duarte, outra de uma tábua rio, 2024. Mdf shelf, metal element with two thicknesses and three stones that hold it in balance. 90/83,5 x 15 x 0,8 cm  
Armanda Duarte, Vaga, 2024. Balsa wood. 88 x 944 x 536 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Vaga, 2024. Balsa wood. 88 x 944 x 536 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Vaga, 2024. Armanda Duarte, Vaga, 2024.
Armanda Duarte, Vaga, 2024. Balsa wood. 88 x 944 x 536 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Vaga, 2024. Balsa wood. 88 x 944 x 536 cm. Unique
Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor Norte, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024 Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor Norte, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024
Armanda Duarte, corredor norte, cela 3, 2019-2023. Armanda Duarte, corredor norte, cela 3, 2019-2023.
Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor Norte, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024 Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor Norte, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024
Armanda Duarte, Mesa com Sal e Água, 2024. Mdf shelf. 75,8 x 180 x 75 cm x 0,8 cm Armanda Duarte, Mesa com Sal e Água, 2024. Mdf shelf. 75,8 x 180 x 75 cm x 0,8 cm
Armanda Duarte, Sal, 2023. Graphite and paper. 50 x 35 cm. Armanda Duarte, Sal, 2023. Graphite and paper. 50 x 35 cm.
Armanda Duarte, Água, 2022-2024. Fragment of cotton underware. 7 x 40 x 8,5/7,5 cm. Armanda Duarte, Água, 2022-2024. Fragment of cotton underware. 7 x 40 x 8,5/7,5 cm.
Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor No, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024 Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor No, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024
Armanda Duarte, outra de uma tábua rio, 2024. Armanda Duarte, outra de uma tábua rio, 2024.
Armanda Duarte, outra de uma tábua rio, 2024. Armanda Duarte, outra de uma tábua rio, 2024.
Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor Norte, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024 Exhibition view: Armanda Duarte, Corredor Norte, Galeria Vera Cortês, 2024
Armanda Duarte, porque morreu a formiga dentro da lata?, 2012. Tin, paper, charcoal. 10 (height) x ø10 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, porque morreu a formiga dentro da lata?, 2012. Tin, paper, charcoal. 10 (height) x ø10 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Rodapé #2, 2012. Piece of a sock and small stones. 6 x 4 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Rodapé #2, 2012. Piece of a sock and small stones. 6 x 4 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Rodapé #1, 2012. Piece of a sock and small stones. 4 x 8 x 4cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Rodapé #1, 2012. Piece of a sock and small stones. 4 x 8 x 4cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Ponto de paragem, 2012. Pebbles and heel from sock. 10 x 10 x 2,5 cm. 26 gr. of pebbles. Unique Armanda Duarte, Ponto de paragem, 2012. Pebbles and heel from sock. 10 x 10 x 2,5 cm. 26 gr. of pebbles. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Venda / Sale, 2017. Pine sawdust, splash of XVI century paint, fabric rags, MDF. 190 x 19 x 9 cm. Unique  Armanda Duarte, Venda / Sale, 2017. Pine sawdust, splash of XVI century paint, fabric rags, MDF. 190 x 19 x 9 cm. Unique 
Armanda Duarte, osso de choco, pena de pombo, several years until 2018. 9 tins, piled up, reused to store leftovers and other small things. Tin plate with gold and silver ink. 17,5 x 10,5 x 12 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, osso de choco, pena de pombo, several years until 2018. 9 tins, piled up, reused to store leftovers and other small things. Tin plate with gold and silver ink. 17,5 x 10,5 x 12 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, 2 mg of light, 2005. Ream of 25 sheets of brown and rose paper, pips and dross, gold leaf, graphite. 62,4 x 41,5 cm (folded). Unique Armanda Duarte, 2 mg of light, 2005. Ream of 25 sheets of brown and rose paper, pips and dross, gold leaf, graphite. 62,4 x 41,5 cm (folded). Unique
Armanda Duarte, desenho com modelo #1, 2017. Paper and graphite. ø 24,5 cm (no horizontal plan). Unique Armanda Duarte, desenho com modelo #1, 2017. Paper and graphite. ø 24,5 cm (no horizontal plan). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Vernissage, 2017. Carved lioz stone, two forms of tinplate, iron powder. 9 x 28 x 12 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Vernissage, 2017. Carved lioz stone, two forms of tinplate, iron powder. 9 x 28 x 12 cm. Unique
Exhibition view: Minguante, Armanda Duarte e Fernando Calhau, Uppercut, Lisbon, 2022 Exhibition view: Minguante, Armanda Duarte e Fernando Calhau, Uppercut, Lisbon, 2022
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail) Armanda Duarte, Minguante, A pele de outro, 2022 (detail)
Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003/2004 Armanda Duarte, Lisboa no Ano da Cabra, 2003/2004
Armanda Duarte, Baínha, 2014. 150 cm3 of wood powder, 6 sewing pins: 4 (3 cm) and 2 (2.5 cm), 1 rectangle / distance between the two parallel pins; drawing, on paper, indicating how to draw. Unique Armanda Duarte, Baínha, 2014. 150 cm3 of wood powder, 6 sewing pins: 4 (3 cm) and 2 (2.5 cm), 1 rectangle / distance between the two parallel pins; drawing, on paper, indicating how to draw. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Virada para nascente, 2012. Pine needles and cotton fabric. 4 x 32 x 16 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Virada para nascente, 2012. Pine needles and cotton fabric. 4 x 32 x 16 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Desenho com modelo: cafeteira de alumínio, 2001 / 2017. Brown paper and oil paints, tar paper on the first paper, aluminium coffee pot. 61 x 11 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, Desenho com modelo: cafeteira de alumínio, 2001 / 2017. Brown paper and oil paints, tar paper on the first paper, aluminium coffee pot. 61 x 11 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, esquerdo.direito, 2012. 78 ovais cut out of a pair of used pants fabric and paper. 14 x 20 x 13 cm. Unique Armanda Duarte, esquerdo.direito, 2012. 78 ovais cut out of a pair of used pants fabric and paper. 14 x 20 x 13 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Princípio. 15 glass mosaic of different colors, paper, graphite, nails. 13 x (2,2 x 2,2 x 2 cm); 2 x (2,2 x 3,3 x 2,2 cm). Unique Armanda Duarte, Princípio. 15 glass mosaic of different colors, paper, graphite, nails. 13 x (2,2 x 2,2 x 2 cm); 2 x (2,2 x 3,3 x 2,2 cm). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Princípio (detial). 15 glass mosaic of different colors, paper, graphite, nails. 13 x (2,2 x 2,2 x 2 cm); 2 x (2,2 x 3,3 x 2,2 cm). Unique Armanda Duarte, Princípio (detial). 15 glass mosaic of different colors, paper, graphite, nails. 13 x (2,2 x 2,2 x 2 cm); 2 x (2,2 x 3,3 x 2,2 cm). Unique
Armanda Duarte, Sombra dobrada e guardada provisoriamente. Plasticine, the color of plasticine is the sum of the 15 mosaic colors, 21,5×13,5×32,5 cm, 2,3 Kg. Unique Armanda Duarte, Sombra dobrada e guardada provisoriamente. Plasticine, the color of plasticine is the sum of the 15 mosaic colors, 21,5×13,5×32,5 cm, 2,3 Kg. Unique

Zoom 1 / 55 Armanda Duarte, Needle. 2019. Wrapping paper, metal needle, MDF. 30 x 20 x 28 cm. Unique

Exhibitions

Bio

Armanda Duarte (Praia do Ribatejo, 1961), studied at the Faculty of Fine Arts, in Lisbon, where she lives and works.

Armanda Duarte’s work is site-specific to such a degree that her proposals are actually determined by her observation and analysis of each given space. She observes the characteristics and details of each context in search of the essence which will lead the process of creation up to the work’s final reception. Her spatial poetics, which involve drawing, sculpture, installation and architecture, provoke subtle and intimate experiences.

Armanda’s stripped down, austere and delicate stagings result from the manipulation and composition of everyday objects such as stones, cutlery or tin can lids according to precise objectives such as measurement, balancing and replication. In her work, objects and simple gestures are subjected to almost scientific processes of repetition and systematisation that imply their conceptualisation, the definition of research criteria, and the normalisation of rigorous collection and editing procedures.

Armanda Duarte’s intense activity ultimately leads to an apparently unproductive, mute, discreet, at times almost imperceptible or even microscopic result.

She has presented her work regularly, in both solo and group exhibitions, since the 1980’s. Recent exhibitions include:  Zonas de Transição – Obras da Coleção da Fundação PLMJ, curated by João Silvério, at Torreão Nascente da Cordoaria Nacional, Lisbon, 2023; Fantasma Gaiata – a Coleção da CGD, curated by Bruno Marchand, Culturgest, Lisbon, 2023; Espaço para o corpo. Works from the Serralves Collection. Galeria Municipal de Barcelos, Barcelos ; Museu Ibérico de Arqueologia e Arte de Abrantes, PT#Slow #Stop #Think #Move, Território#2, curated by Ana Anacleto, Fidelidade Arte, Lisbon, 2023; Dark Safari, Colecção CACE, curated by Sara e André and Manuel João Vieira, Museu de Vila Nova de Foz Côa, 2023; Les Peninsules Démarrées, Bordeaux, France, curated by Anne Bonnin, 2022; Silvo, LandArt Cascais, Quinta do Pisão, Cascais, curated by Luísa Soares de Oliveira, 2022; Space for the body. Works from the Serralves Collection, C.M.de Cultura de Ponta Delgada, 2022; Tout ce que je veux. Artistes portugaises de 1900 à 2020, Tours, France, 2022; Minguante (with Fernando Calhau), Uppercut, Lisbon, 2022; Comunidade, curated by Catarina Real, Plataforma Revólver, Lisbon, 2021; Tudo o que eu quero, curated by Helena de Freitas and Bruno Marchand, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, 2021; Um lugar desenhado pela passagem do corpo, with Elisa Montessori, curated by João Silvério, Monitor, Lisbon, 2019-2020; and Abafador, Sismógrafo, Porto, 2019.

Her work is included, among others, in the Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD) Art Collection, EDP Foundation Art Collection, PLMJ Foundation Collection, Lisbon City Council Collection, State Contemporary Art Collection (CACE), FLAD Collection, Ivo Martins Collection, among other private collections.

Armanda Duarte (Praia do Ribatejo, 1961), estudou na Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa, cidade onde vive e trabalha. Em 1996 e 2006 recebeu apoio da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian e, em 2001, da Fundação Luso-Americana para o Desenvolvimento (FLAD).

A especificidade do lugar é de tal forma determinante no trabalho de Armanda Duarte que as suas propostas artísticas são realizadas em função da sua observação e análise. A artista observa as características e detalhes de cada um desses contextos para encontrar a essência a partir da qual conduzirá o processo de criação até ao momento de recepção da obra. A sua poética espacial integra o desenho, a escultura, a instalação e a arquitetura, provocando experiências subtis e intimistas.

Armanda produz encenações despojadas, austeras e delicadas, que resultam de ações de manipulação e composição de objetos quotidianos como pedras, talheres ou tampas de latas de conserva, de acordo com objetivos precisos como medir, equilibrar, replicar. No seu trabalho, objetos e gestos simples são sujeitos a processos repetitivos e sistemáticos, quase científicos, que implicam a conceptualização da ação, a definição de critérios de pesquisa, a normalização de procedimentos de recolha e a edição rigorosa.

O intenso labor de Armanda Duarte apresenta um resultado aparentemente im- produtivo, silencioso, discreto, por vezes quase imperceptível ou mesmo microscópico.

Expõe, com regularidade, individual e colectivamente, desde finais dos anos 80. De entre as exposições mais recentes, destacam-se:  Zonas de Transição – Obras da Coleção da Fundação PLMJ, curadoria de João Silvério, no Torreão Nascente da Cordoaria Nacional, Lisboa, 2023; Fantasma Gaiata – a Coleção da CGD, curadoria de Bruno Marchand, Culturgest, Lisboa, 2023; Espaço para o corpo. Obras da Coleção de Serralves. Galeria Municipal de Barcelos, Barcelos ; Museu Ibérico de Arqueologia e Arte de Abrantes, PT#Slow #Stop #Think #Move, Território#2, curadoria de Ana Anacleto, Fidelidade Arte, Lisboa, 2023; Dark Safari, Colecção CACE, curadoria de Sara e André e Manuel João Vieira, Museu de Vila Nova de Foz Côa, 2023; Les Peninsules Démarrées, Bordéus, França, curadoria de Anne Bonnin, 2022; Silvo, LandArt Cascais, Quinta do Pisão, Cascais, curadoria de Luísa Soares de Oliveira, 2022; Espaço para o corpo. Obras da Coleção de Serralves, C.M.de Cultura de Ponta Delgada, 2022; Tout ce que je veux. Artistes portugaises de 1900 à 2020, Tours, França, 2022; Minguante (com Fernando Calhau), Uppercut, Lisboa, 2022; Comunidade, curadoria de Catarina Real, Plataforma Revólver, Lisboa, 2021; Tudo o que eu quero, curadoria de Helena de Freitas e Bruno Marchand, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisboa, 2021; Um lugar desenhado pela passagem do corpo, com Elisa Montessori, curadoria de João Silvério, Monitor, Lisboa, 2019-2020; e Abafador, Sismógrafo, Porto, 2019.

O seu trabalho está presente, entre outras, na Coleção de Arte da Caixa Geral de Depósitos (CGD), Coleção de Arte Fundação EDP, Coleção Fundação PLMJ, Coleção da Câmara Municipal de Lisboa, Coleção de Arte Contemporânea do Estado (CACE), Coleção FLAD, Coleção Ivo Martins, entre outras coleções privadas.

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