WORKSHOP: Visual Analogies - Leticia Barreto

Schedule

Wed Dec 14 2022 at 04:00 pm to 07:00 pm

Location

Largo Residências | Lisbon, LI

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Guest facilitator Leticia Barreto will demonstrate the concept of visual analogy through collage techniques using image /text.
Seeing is not a simple optical phenomenon, but an act of choice.
According to the writer John Berger, in his famous work Ways of Seeing, the way we interpret the world around us is affected by what we know or believe. This way, our perception, and worldview will influence how we read images. The meaning we give to an image changes according to what is next to it or what comes immediately after it.
In this workshop, we will explore the concept of visual analogy between images and between images and text. We will start with a brief historical contextualization, through examples of artists who use visual analogy as raw material for their creations. Through practical exercises, we will create awareness of this art of looking for similarities in differences, of connecting apparently different things.
This workshop is aimed at people from the age of 15 and up, with no upper age limit, who want to develop the more metaphorical aspect of collage. No experience in the arts is necessary.
Each participant should bring about 30 to 50 images, and 15 to 20 sentences or short texts, previously selected. The number is important, because the more images you have, the greater the possibilities for combinations. They can be images from newspapers, magazines, advertisements, etc.
The images should be chosen intuitively and randomly, without thinking about what to do with them. The secret is to separate everything that catches your attention. Either by color, texture, shape, or content. Phrases/small texts should also be chosen intuitively.
Collage Working Club (CWC) is a weekly open workspace for artists working in the medium of paper. Organised in the format of alternate ‘drop in’ sessions and workshops masterclasses, it will have both a regular facilitator whilst also involving the artist community in the sharing of knowledge and skills. Providing materials, education and connections is the primary aim of CWC, and it will do this through the interdisciplinary art of collage as both an art form and a tool for personal growth.
​The group is hosted by visual artist Nina Fraser, and occupies a physical space at Largo Residências, working with Residências Refúgio, a cultural and social project in Arroios, Lisbon.
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Letícia Barreto, 1974, Sorocaba/SP - Brazil. Multimedia visual artist and art educator, based in Alverca do Ribatejo. She has a master's degree in Visual Arts and Intermedia from the University of Évora, Portugal. As a Rotary International Foundation scholar, she studied Fine Arts at the Lorenzo de Medici Institute in Florence, Italy. Also in Italy, she participated in artistic residencies and took courses in training and specialization for teachers in fine arts. In her artwork, the language and technique are always chosen according to the concept to be explored. Her work is developed through various means of expression, including painting, drawing, visual analogy, collage, intervention on objects and photographs, installation, and urban intervention. Since 1992 she has participated in collective and individual exhibitions in several countries.
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Where is it happening?

Largo Residências, Largo do Intendente 19, Lisbon, Portugal

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EUR 25

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