Escultura - Ícaro Sculpture

ROGÉRIO TIMÓTEO born in Anços, Sintra, Portugal in 1967 Interested in Art since early days it was when studying under Mestre Anjos for five years that his horizons opened to the art of sculpting. Reinforcing that process he enrolls in the studies of "New marble Technologies" in Vila Viçosa and also in the studies of drawing in Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes in Lisbon. Being born in a region where extraction and transformation of marble has a strong presence this material naturally became his preferred medium for sculpting, not excluding nevertheless approaches to new materials and techniques, such as bronze and more recently resin. His work has been displayed in 24 solo exhibitions and in more than 100 collective ones in Portugal and abroad. And he is represented in private collections in Portugal, Switzerland, Germany, U.S.A., United Kingdom, France, Poland, Ireland, Canada, Spain and Luxemburg. Over the last years has been invited to display his works abroad in Spain, Luxemburg, Germany, and more recently in New York. Created 26 sculptures designed for public spaces, including 8 of large dimensions: "Mergulhos" in Linda-a-Velha; "Eternidade" in Sintra; "Evolução" in Montelavar, Sintra; "Horizonte" in Cascais; "Jardim do Logos" in Sintra; "Matriz" in Carnaxide, Oeiras; "Pulsare" in Carnaxide and "Ritos de Passagem" in Queluz, Sintra.