Manuel Pereira da Silva

Manuel Pereira da Silva ( born December 7, 1920 in Porto, † 2003) was a Portuguese sculptor.

The work of Manuel Pereira da Silva, one hand close to the abstract art, but on the other hand, inspired by the figure of man. In 2000, Manuel Pereira da Silva received an award for cultural achievements from the town of Vila Nova de Gaia advice.

Training

From 1939 to 1943 he attended the Academy of Fine Arts ( Escola Superior de Belas Artes - ) of the University of Porto. During his studies he was awarded two prizes, " Teixeira Lopes " and " Soares dos Reis ".

In the years 1946 and 1947 he studied in Paris at the École des Beaux -Arts.

Selected works and exhibitions

• III. Exhibition of independent artists, in the Coliseum of Porto ( 1944)
• Bas- relief in stone at the Rivoli Theater and the Coliseum, Porto ( 1945)
• Exhibition of Portuguese life and Portuguese Lourenço Marques in art, Mozambique (1946 )
• Exhibition of Modern Art in Caldas da Rainha (1954 )
• Bronze sculpture of General Ulysses S. Grant, President of the United States of America 1868-1876. This monument was by the Portuguese government in Pereira da Silva for the capital of Guinea -Bissau ordered (1955 )
• Paintings in the church of Santa Lucia in Viana do Castelo (1956 )
• Portrait of Snow White in Rua Santa Catarina, Porto (1957 )
• Bronze sculpture on the Praça do Marquês de Pombal in Porto (1958 )
• II Exhibition of Modern Art in Viana do Castelo (1959 )
• Bas- relief ceramic in Luanda the capital of Angola ( 1960)
• Bas- relief of stone D. Pedro Pitões exortando os cruzados (D. Pedro Pitões case of a break for a crusade ) in the Palace of Justice in Porto
• II exhibition of sculpture from the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, in Lisbon ( 1962)
• Retrospective of his work and tribute to the artist through the artist of Vila Nova de Gaia (1987 )