Pantonio

Words:
Alexandra Jagodzinski
14/01/2015
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De plus, Pantonio détient le record de la plus grande murale en Europe. Réalisée en juin 2014, la murale mesure 66 mètres par 15 mètres et est située dans le 13ème arrondissement de Paris. Le mur dépeint son style classique, constitué de lignes hypnotiques qui ressemblent à la fois à la mer et aux créatures qui y vivent.

Murale à Paris, photo par Hector Christiaen

Autant pour ses murales et que ses peintures, Pantonio travaille avec une palette minimale, composée de blanc, de noir, et  de bleu, pour dépeindre ses labyrinthes fluides. Son travail est à l’origine d'une technique unique: il peint dans l'obscurité. Produisant la lumière de l'ombre, Pantonio trouve que cette approche est la combinaison idéale pour obtenir la lumière et la couleur for son travail de l’atelier. " Birds playing the rabbit game" (ou Oiseaux jouant le jeu de lapin) est la dernière toile de Pantonio et est maintenant présentée à la Galerie Station 16.

"Birds playing the rabbit game"  - toile à la Galerie Station 16 

Murale à Sherbrooke, Quebec. Photo par Pantonio

Pantonio (Antonio Correia), a Portuguese street artist known for his large-scale murals of dynamically abstract animal-hybrids, is the most recent addition to the walls of Station 16 Gallery. Hailing from the island of Azores, the artist began his career in the 1990s and can be found widely throughout Europe. With a distinctive, anamorphic style, Pantonio is one of the most notable urban artists to have come from Portugal.

 

 

       Murale à Lisbon, photo par Francisco Gomes

 

Along with a wide range of projects and accomplishments, Pantonio holds the record for the largest mural painted in Europe. Completed in June 2014, the mural measures 66 meters high by 15 meters wide and is located in the 13th arrondissement of Paris. The wall portrays his classic style, consisting of gentle, hypnotizing lines that resemble both the sea and the creatures that exist within it.

 

 

Murale à Paris, photo par Hector Christiaen

Through his murals and paintings, Pantonio works with a consistent and minimal color palette - composed of primarily white, black, and blue - to convey fluid mazes that visually engage with the viewer. His work stems from a unique technique: he prefers to paints in the dark. Producing lightness from the shadows, Pantónio find this approach to bring the ideal color and light combination for his studio work. “Birds playing the rabbit game” is Pantónio’s latest canvas and is now display at Station 16 Gallery.

 

 

Moledo, Lourinhã, Portugal, photo par Pantónio