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Biography
Portuguese sculptor born in Lisbon, has studied sculpture in the Fine Arts School of Lisbon (ESBAL) and attended the Kunstakademie, Düsseldorf. His work is influenced by the German Romanticism. Since the late 80's Chafes has worked in iron and other themes like life, death and fear which have become inherent in his artwork. He has published two books Fragmentos de Novalis (A&A, 1992) which is composed of selected texts translated by his own drawings, and Würzburg, Bolton, Landing, where he gathers texts by Höderlin, Rilke, Novalis and others, with photographs taken by himself of gloomy landscapes. Solo exhibitions (selection): 1986 Pássaro Ofendido, Gal. Leo, Lisbon 1987 A não ser que te amem, Gal. Leo, 1990 A vocação do medo, Gal. Diferença, Lisbon, Galeria Atlântica, Oporto; 1993 A Manhã, Gal. Alda Cortez, Lisbon, Sonho e Morte, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon. Group shows (selection): 1991 Tríptico, Museum Van Hedendaagse Kunst, Gent; 1992 Twelve Sculptures to the European Community, Seville Universal Exhibition, Seville, Spain; 12 Contemporâneos, Serralves Foundation, Oporto; 1987 EIAM 87 Iberian Exhibition of Modern Art, Campo Maior and Caceres; 1988 Contemporary Art Forum, Lisbon, 1989 ARCO 89, Madrid, Art London 89. In 2000, Sintra Museum of Modern Art-Berardo Collection has shown During the End, in three exhibition spaces: at the Museum, in the Pena National Palace and in the Pena Historical Park.
Exhibitions
Corpus: Visions of the Body in The Berardo Collection Centro Cultural de Belém (CCB), Portugal 10-10-2003 ~ 13-03-2004
Grande Escala - Colecção Berardo Centro das Artes Casa das Mudas, Calheta, Madeira, Portugal 09-10-2004 ~ 18-03-2005
Durante o Fim, Exhibition in 3 Sintra places SMAM, Palácio Nacional da Pena, Parque Histórico da Pena, Portugal 15-10-2000 ~ 14-01-2001
Um Sopro Galeria Graça Brandão, Portugal 01-01-2003 ~ 31-12-2003
Territórios Singulares na Colecção Berardo Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo (SMAM-CB), Portugal 22-10-2002 ~ 28-02-2003
3D - The Berardo Collection at the Portugeuse Parlement Assembleia da República, Portugal 17-04-2007 ~ 20-08-2007
Observers Museu Colecção Berardo, Portugal 14-02-2011 ~ 29-05-2011
Bibliography
Arte Ibérica, no. 41 Nov/Dez 2000, 2000 Published by Arte Ibérica
Corpus: Visions of the Body in The Berardo Collection, 2003 Published by CCB - Centro Cultural de Belém ISBN 9728176856
Durante o Fim - Rui Chafes, 2000 Published by Assírio & Alvim ISBN 9723706105
Grande Escala - The Berardo Collection, 2004 Published by Centro das Artes - Casa das Mudas ISBN 972890200X
Rui Chafes Um Sopro, 2003 Published by Galeria Graça Brandão
Territórios Singulares na Colecção Berardo, 2002 Published by Sintra Museu de Arte Moderna - Colecção Berardo ISBN 972974288X
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