"By serving an idea or a concept the body becomes virtual"

"Photography and painting are forms of representation"

"The body gives us an image and feeds untouchable dreams and distant passions... gives and holds back... seems to be and seems not to be... is and is not"

"All imaginary bodily sins are virtual "

7 Virtual Sins was the theme for Jorge Portela's first Digital Art exhibit in October 2003. It had:

• A Virtual Side: composed by a multimedia work, that was presented on a Plasma screen created by Softway, based on the artist's work which aided the viewer to understand the various stages of the creative process that led ultimately to the exhibition.
• A Tangible Side: this side occupied two rooms of the Art Gallery with 36 works: 11 were canvases, 17 were prints on photographic paper with no PVC (of which we point out a 210 x440 cm Mural) and 8 3-Dimention works which included an illuminated 2 meters high cylinder.
  Visit the "7 Virtual Sins" exhibit's official site.

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Orders: Jorge Portela - Contemporary Art