Armanda Duarte / Works

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, 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, 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, Venda / Sale, 2017 (detail). Pine sawdust, splash of XVI century paint, fabric rags, MDF. 190 x 19 x 9 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Venda / Sale, 2017 (detail). Pine sawdust, splash of XVI century paint, fabric rags, MDF. 190 x 19 x 9 cm. 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, tesoura, 2019. Wrapping paper, metal needle, mdf. 30 x 20 x 28 cm. Unique

Armanda Duarte, tesoura, 2019. Wrapping paper, metal needle, mdf. 30 x 20 x 28 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
Armanda Duarte, Mesa, 2019. Paper, wood, wire, coloured pencils, graphite. 96 x 122 x 95 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, Mesa, 2019. Paper, wood, wire, coloured pencils, graphite. 96 x 122 x 95 cm. Unique
Armanda Duarte, desenho com modelo: escovinhas, 2019. Vegetable waste, paper, leather, nails and MDF. 16,5 x 16,5 x 12 cm.Unique
Armanda Duarte, desenho com modelo: escovinhas, 2019. Vegetable waste, paper, leather, nails and MDF. 16,5 x 16,5 x 12 cm.Unique

Zoom 1 / 31 Armanda Duarte, Juntos, 1996. Wood, paper, graphite and residues of gastropod molluscs (snails). 16 x 16 x 6,5 cm (each). Unique

Exhibitions

Bio

Praia do Ribatejo, 1961. Lives and works in Lisbon.

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, such as the foot and knee marks in saw dust that bear witness, on the ground and far from the public’s gaze, to the slow disappearance of an object and the traces of the body that made it disappear.

Praia do Ribatejo, 1961. Vive e trabalha em Lisboa.

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 Duarte apresenta um resultado aparentemente improdutivo, silencioso, discreto, por vezes quase impercetível ou mesmo microscópico, como as marcas de pés e joelhos em pó de madeira que testemunham, no chão e longe do olhar do público, o lento desaparecimento de um objeto e o aparecimento do corpo que o faz desaparecer.

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