Jaime Prades

“INSIDE” – THEY ARE BODIES, PERHAPS GEOGRAPHIES

Jaime Prades’ exhibition “Dentro” represents a significant leap in his plastic expression. I am fascinated by the big change, as if the artist, instead of crossing a bridge, has decided to cross the river by jumping straight from one margin to the other. I do not know why he took this leap, but I know Jaime Prades was driven by his graphic experiences, his plastic knowledge and his memory. Therefore, I don’t see it as a breach or course deviation, but as the affirmation of the other margin of the river. “Dentro” certainly represents a new plastic articulation that is renewed and expanded to new territories.

His current work does not need allegories and narratives that, in a way, have populated his previous language. Now, the artist addresses essential graphic elements. The hatching in his current work does not establish wefts and warps; rather, it builds parallelism and binary rhythms. The lines form sets that reflect and propagate in space giving life, volume and dynamism.

Jaime Prades uses restrained hues that establish both dialogue among one another as well as an ambiguous relationship between figure and background (they take turns) to form a cohesive set. The lines/volumes occupy the space and create choreographies – as shoals that move with extraordinary beauty in the ocean. “Dentro" are sinuous bodies that expand beyond the canvas. They are, perhaps, geographies.

Fabio Magalhães


	FÁBIO MAGALHÃES 2021 ANA AVELAR 2016 FABIO MAGALHÃES 2016 JAIME PRADES 2014 B JAIME PRADES 2014 A SAULO DI TARSO 2014 PAULA ALZUGARAY 2013 ANTONIO VENTURA 2013 PAULO KLEIN 2013 TEREZA DE ARRUDA 2012 CLAUDIO ROCHA 2012 PAULO KLEIN 2012 SERGIO LUCENA 2012 JAIME PRADES 2010 WAGNER BARJA 1998 MARIA IZABEL B. RIBEIRO 1997 JOSÉ ROBERTO AGUILAR 1996 REJANE CINTRÃO 1996 FABIO MALAVÓGLIA 1995 WAGNER BARJA 1994 MARIE ODILE BRIOT 1990 ANA MAE BARBOSA 1989 LEONOR AMARANTE 1987 MARIA CECÍLIA F. LOURENÇO 87		FABIO MAGALHÃES 2016 Critic and curator, was director of de Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), Memorial da América Latina/SP. It is currently curator and artistic director to "Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Sorocaba". “INSIDE” – THEY ARE BODIES, PERHAPS GEOGRAPHIES Jaime Prades’ exhibition “Dentro” represents a significant leap in his plastic expression. I am fascinated by the big change, as if the artist, instead of crossing a bridge, has decided to cross the river by jumping straight from one margin to the other. I do not know why he took this leap, but I know Jaime Prades was driven by his graphic experiences, his plastic knowledge and his memory. Therefore, I don’t see it as a breach or course deviation, but as the affirmation of the other margin of the river. “Dentro” certainly represents a new plastic articulation that is renewed and expanded to new territories. His current work does not need allegories and narratives that, in a way, have populated his previous language. Now, the artist addresses essential graphic elements. The hatching in his current work does not establish wefts and warps; rather, it builds parallelism and binary rhythms. The lines form sets that reflect and propagate in space giving life, volume and dynamism. Jaime Prades uses restrained hues that establish both dialogue among one another as well as an ambiguous relationship between figure and background (they take turns) to form a cohesive set. The lines/volumes occupy the space and create choreographies – as shoals that move with extraordinary beauty in the ocean. “Dentro" are sinuous bodies that expand beyond the canvas. They are, perhaps, geographies. Fabio Magalhães