Antonio Pessoa - best of

. Mozart's bohemian nights .

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,Antonio Pessoa's favourite music composer,sure had to have a place in his wide art production sooner or later.
The year 2001 the artist dedicates him this vertical acrylic on canvas in the making process of his Masks collection,which at that time didn't actually have much success although three years after it's going to have its opportunity in cities such as Madrid,Barcelona,Amsterdam and Chicago.
It's worth mention that in the year 1984 artist Antonio Pessoa had been strongly impressed by Milos Forman's Amadeus motion picture.This Warner Bros. production kept Antonio Pessoa company during his home video sessions,definitely one of his favorite movies ever.
The role of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart given to actor Thomas
Edward Hulce,became the inspiration for many of Antonio Pessoa's live performances and as it couldn't be otherwise the main subject for hundreds of drawings,mixed media on paper and watercolors.
This particular artwork titled "Mozart's bohemian nights" has been exhibited in many group and solo art shows in Europe and United States,blessed with excellent reviews by most of the top young art critics,although only sold out in 2005 in a Madrid auction,obviously due to its high price.37.000 Euros.
In my opinion the best piece of the Masks collection which happens to be one of Antonio Pessoa's most short-lived,ephemeral periods.

Antonio Pessoa is once again cooking strange, although pleasant combinations between shocking blue,graphic black,soft rose and white,conducting the glaringly vivid faces and masks into a frenetic circus almost suggesting a carnival atmosphere,almost comic,almost funny and definitely excellent !

Marc Gilot