Chaves | Exhibition ‘Janela Indiscreta’ (Indiscreet Window) by Rui Duarte

Rui Duarte was born in the Auvergne region, in the French city of Clermont-Ferrand, but moved to Amarante, Portugal, when he was still a child. After completing secondary school, he moved to Castelo Branco to study for his degree in Visual and Technological Education at ESE. This was followed by a master’s degree in Education and a doctorate in Visual Communication, both at the University of Minho.
He currently lives in Vila Pouca de Aguiar, where he has his studio.
He has taught at several primary and secondary schools, as well as at the University of Minho and ESE in Fafe, where he taught methodology and didactics of art education and workshops on artistic expression.
He has attended numerous seminars and training courses in the field of aesthetics and the visual arts.
He has exhibited in various galleries, museums and other venues throughout the country and internationally. Some of his works are part of private collections in Portugal and abroad. He has also participated as a
speaker at various thematic meetings in the fields of education and art teaching, on which he has published works and articles.

Exhibition ‘Rear Window’
I borrow the title of this memorable 1970s film by Alfred Hitchcock, starring James Stewart and Grace Kelly.

Like the film’s protagonist, ‘Jeff’ (James Stewart), confined to a wheelchair, who spends his days spying on his neighbours from his apartment window, I seek to convey, through the portraits I present to the public, nothing more than a curious and inquiring gaze upon
moments of intimacy.
Supported by a play of lines and shadows, I seek to explore the sensuality of the shapes and poses of the protagonist of all the paintings: the woman.