"O termo Zeitgeist significa "espírito de tempo", e foi usado inicialmente pelo filósofo e escritor alemão Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803). É o título do livro de Gonçalo Ivo lançado pela Pinakotheke Cultural, no Rio de Janeiro, no sábado, 19 de agosto, durante a exposição "Gonçalo Ivo - Zeitgeist", com a reprodução em cores das pinturas criadas pelo artista nos últimos cinco anos, das séries "Le jeu des perles de verre" (Jogos de contas de vidro), "Cosmogonias", "Cardboards"e "Linventaire des pierres solitaires" (Inventário das pedras solitarias). A quase totalidade dos trabalhos é inédita."-- Publishers website.The term Zeitgeist means "spirit of time" and was initially used by the German philosopher and writer Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803). It is the title of the book by Gonçalo Ivo launched by Pinakotheke Cultural, in Rio de Janeiro, on Saturday, August 19, during the exhibition "Gonçalo Ivo - Zeitgeist", with color reproductions of the paintings created by the artist over the last five years, from the series "Le jeu des perles de verre" (Glass bead games), "Cosmogonies", "Cardboards" and "Linventaire des pierres solitaires" (Inventory of solitary stones). Almost all of the works are previously unpublished.--Translated from publishers website.
Catalogue comprising with 79 paintings created by the artist over the last five years, from the series "Le jeu des perles de verre" ("Glass bead games"), "Cosmogonies", "Cardboards" and "Linventaire des pierres solitaires" ("Inventory of solitary stones"). The curator is Luiz Chrysostomo de Oliveira Filho. Almost all of the works are new, and only five were in the homonymous exhibition held at the Paço Imperial in April 2022, which had 26 works selected by the same curator. Luiz Chrysostomo de Oliveira Filho highlights that Gonçalo Ivo "is considered one of the greatest contemporary colorists in the country". The artist was born in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, 1958, and divides his time between his studios in the Teresópolis mountains, in Rio de Janeiro, Paris and Madrid.The term Zeitgeist means "spirit of time", and was initially used by the German philosopher and writer Johann Gottfried von Herder (1744-1803). The film "Gonçalo Ivo - uma biografia da cor" (2024, 28), directed by Katia Maciel, with photography by Daniel Venosa, made especially for the exhibition, will be shown.--Translated from Pinakotheke Cultural website.