Alice Jorge

Alice Jorge (1924-2008) was a Portuguese visual artist with a significant influence on the national and international artistic scene. Throughout your life, Alice Jorge explored a wide range of artistic forms, including prints, paintings, drawings, ceramics, tiles and tapestry. His work includes original illustrations for books such as "In Memoriam Memoriae", by David Mourão-Ferreira, and "Cinco Réis de Gente", by Aquilino Ribeiro, as well as special editions of classic works such as "Divina Comédia", "Mil e Uma Nights" and "Decameron". A fundamental part of his artistic contribution was his active participation in the founding of Cooperativa Gravura, where he served as a member of the Board of Directors from 1956 to 1968. Furthermore, he was part of the Technical Council of the National Society of Fine Arts from 1980 to 1984. His work is present in renowned collections and institutions, both in Portugal and internationally, such as the National Museum of Contemporary Art, Secretariat of State for Culture, Center for Modern Art of the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Gulbenkian Cultural Center in Paris, National Library of Paris and Museum from Luanda. Alice Jorge He faced a time marked by great political and social unrest in Portugal, where his multifaceted artistic production reflected a remarkable proximity to the surrounding reality. Through engraving, she recorded scenes from everyday life, work and the feminine universe, maintaining an apparent serenity that hid her contesting and denouncing character, linked to the neo-realist current. His artistic career was marked by a clash between his academic orientation and his search for expressiveness, speed of execution and liberation of the line. Over the years, Alice Jorge developed a graphic technique marked by affinity with Drawing, maintaining the characteristic of pointing combined with the spontaneity of the line. In addition to his artistic career, he became involved in education, teaching Engraving, Painting and Drawing. His career was permeated by moments of separation from official teaching for political reasons, but he was reinstated in 1974. Alice Jorge She is recognized as one of the important personalities in the Portuguese Engraving renewal movement of the 1950s, maintaining a commitment to contemporary and modern art throughout her life, becoming a reference in the artistic and expressive work of her time.