Octavio Ribeiro says his desire to create knows no bounds. His Saint John exhibition is up till July 31.
Looking at the works in Octavio Ribeiro's current show at Nougatine et Chocolat in Saint John you might be forgiven for thinking it is a group show. Painted in oils and watercolours, the subjects include nudes, flowers and buildings. Some have a soft, hazy gauze-like look; others have crisp edges.
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Paintings by local artist Octavio Ribeiro are currently on display at Nougatine et Chocolat on Prince William Street until July 31. Ribeiro is a graduate of the West of England College of Art and of Carleton University. He has exhibited in group shows at the Royal West of England Academy and at the Bristol Art Gallery in England. He has also exhibited at the Ring Gallery, Trinity Galleries, Handworks Gallery and the Citadel Gallery in Saint John and at Gallery 78 in Fredericton. Ribeiro has had one man shows at Studio 17 in Bristol, England, the Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre, the Saint John Free Public Library and the Imperial Theatre. His work is in collections in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
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Paintings by local artist Octavio Ribeiro are currently on display at Nougatine et Chocolat on Prince William Street until July 31. Ribeiro is a graduate of the West of England College of Art and of Carleton University. He has exhibited in group shows at the Royal West of England Academy and at the Bristol Art Gallery in England. He has also exhibited at the Ring Gallery, Trinity Galleries, Handworks Gallery and the Citadel Gallery in Saint John and at Gallery 78 in Fredericton. Ribeiro has had one man shows at Studio 17 in Bristol, England, the Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre, the Saint John Free Public Library and the Imperial Theatre. His work is in collections in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
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Paintings by local artist Octavio Ribeiro are currently on display at Nougatine et Chocolat on Prince William Street until July 31. Ribeiro is a graduate of the West of England College of Art and of Carleton University. He has exhibited in group shows at the Royal West of England Academy and at the Bristol Art Gallery in England. He has also exhibited at the Ring Gallery, Trinity Galleries, Handworks Gallery and the Citadel Gallery in Saint John and at Gallery 78 in Fredericton. Ribeiro has had one man shows at Studio 17 in Bristol, England, the Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre, the Saint John Free Public Library and the Imperial Theatre. His work is in collections in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
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Paintings by local artist Octavio Ribeiro are currently on display at Nougatine et Chocolat on Prince William Street until July 31. Ribeiro is a graduate of the West of England College of Art and of Carleton University. He has exhibited in group shows at the Royal West of England Academy and at the Bristol Art Gallery in England. He has also exhibited at the Ring Gallery, Trinity Galleries, Handworks Gallery and the Citadel Gallery in Saint John and at Gallery 78 in Fredericton. Ribeiro has had one man shows at Studio 17 in Bristol, England, the Aitken Bicentennial Exhibition Centre, the Saint John Free Public Library and the Imperial Theatre. His work is in collections in Canada, Europe, and the United States.
If you stand back, though, it comes to you that each painting shares a romantic, gentle view of the world. That's something the charming retired art teacher will readily admit to.
Ribeiro also admits his paintings run the gamut in terms of style - even vision.
"When you study art as I did - at the West of England College of Art and Carleton University - and have been exposed to a lot of art exhibitions all over the world, a lot of magnificent and wonderful pieces of art, you tend to be very eclectic," he said.
Rembrandt is a favourite though. "I was bowled over by Remrandt at the National Gallery in London," he said. "There was a facility there, something that was almost spiritual; how he captured the character. As he progressed he could simplify things and still capture everything."
Ribeiro says his desire to create is still finding new outlets. "There are so many things I want to do," he said. "I'm even carving a stone block in the garden. It's a sort of torso. It might be a planter or something."
Ribeiro's show at the popular Saint John café at 124 Prince William St. remains up until July 31.
- Telegraph-Journal
