Artwork Description
ENG// The eucalyptus leaves collected have become self-referenced text containers and are arranged as longitudinal slices of a larger form.
The poetic texts praise the function and concepts of containers in biology, art and culture.
PT// As folhas de eucalipto apanhadas tornaram-se contentores de texto autorreferenciados e são organizadas como fatias longitudinais de uma forma maior.
Os textos poéticos enaltecem a função e os conceitos dos contentores em biologia, arte e cultura.
Visual Documentation
Artwork Details
Exhibition History
Cultivamos Cultura Gallery, São Luís, from August 10th to September 16th 2019
Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa Gallery, Lisboa, from February 6th to 26th 2019
About the Artist
ENG// Jeffu Warmouth was born in California in 1970, and lives & works in Massachusetts. He received a BA from the University of Michigan in 1992, and an MFA from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts at Tufts University in 1997. He is Professor of Communications Media & Game Design at Fitchburg State University.
Warmouth’s artwork has shown internationally, including Art on the Marquee, Boston, MA; DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA; MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD; John Michael Kohler Arts Center, Sheboygan, WI; Flux Factory, New York; Experimenta Media Arts, Melbourne, Australia; and the 404 Festival of Art & Technology, Rosario, Argentina.
In 2014, the Fitchburg Art Museum in Massachusetts hosted his mid-career retrospective Jeffu Warmouth: NO MORE FUNNY STUFF. His work has been featured and reviewed in numerous publications including Photography and Humour, Exploring Color Photography, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Lowell Sun, Worcester Magazine, PBS, and National Public Radio.
PT// Jeffu Warmouth nasceu na Califórnia em 1970 e vive e trabalha em Massachusetts. Licenciou-se na Universidade do Michigan e tem um mestrado da Escola do Museu de Belas Artes da Universidade Tufts em 1997. É professor de Comunicação Social e Design de videojogos na Fitchburg State University.
As peças de Warmouth têm sido apresentadas internacionalmente, incluindo Art on the Marquee, Boston, MA; DeCordova Museum, Lincoln, MA; MicroCineFest, Baltimore, MD; Centro de Artes John Michael Kohler, Sheboygan, WI; Flux Factory, Nova Iorque; Experimenta Media Arts, Melbourne, Austrália; e o 404 Festival de Arte e Tecnologia, Rosario, Argentina.
Em 2014, o Museu de Arte de Fitchburg, em Massachusetts, apresentou uma retrospetiva da sua carreira intitulada Jeffu Warmouth: NO MORE FUNNY STUFF. As suas obras foram apresentadas em várias publicações, incluindo Photography and Humour, Exploring Color Photography, Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Lowell Sun, Worcester Magazine, PBS e National Public Radio.