Angolan-Portuguese artist Francisco Vidal’s works are on show at London’s Tiwani Gallery in an exhibition titled ‘Workshop’. Photograph: Sylvain Deleu
曾经是葡萄牙最大的军火工厂现在是安哥拉-葡萄牙艺术家弗朗西斯科·维达尔的工作室(具有讽刺意味的是，考虑到葡萄牙与前殖民地的爆炸性关系，在维达尔没有失去)。维达尔在里斯本和罗安达之间弹跳，是安哥拉充满活力的视觉艺术舞台中的关键人物，也是明年威尼斯双年展安哥拉馆正式评选的一部分。
在伦敦蒂瓦尼画廊展出的“工作室”是他在伦敦的第一次展览，尽管今年早些时候他作为罗安达电子工作室的一部分出现在这里，罗安达是罗安达艺术家的集体和工作室建筑群的创始人之一。
正如新展览的标题所示，维达尔在鲍豪斯之后，对艺术作为准工业产品的概念感兴趣。展览上的所有画作都是用维达尔所谓的“乌托邦机器”制作的：一个便携式的、全合一的丝网印刷套件，装在一个60×60厘米的胶合板盒里，以及现代巡回艺术家的完美移动工作室。其结果是：混合生机勃勃的色彩，大胆的书法和喷漆口号，有好的涂鸦和图形小说以及自信的木刻的松散的冲击力。
All of the paintings at the show are produced using what Vidal calls the U.topia Machine, a portable, all-in-one screen printing kit housed in a 60x60cm plywood box; the perfect mobile studio for the modern itinerant artist. Photograph: Sylvain Deleu
The results, mixing vibrant colours, bold calligraphy and spray-paint slogans, have the loose punch of good graffiti and graphic novels and confident wood-cuts. Pictured: R, 2015. Courtesy: the artist and Tiwani Contemporary
The artist is also part of the official selection for the Angolan Pavilion at next year’s Venice Biennale. Photography: Sylvain Deleu
Variation No. 1, 2015. Courtesy: the artist and Tiwani Contemporary
Vidal is a key figure in the Angolan vibrant visual arts scene. Photography: Sylvain Deleu
The ‘workshop’ feel is continued throughout, with the inclusion of a work-bench like structure, that doubles up, of course, as another piece of art. Pictured: Installation shots of Francisco Vidal: Workshop at Tiwani Contemporary. Photograph: Sylvain Deleu
‘Workshop’ is Vidal’s first London showing. Photography: Sylvain Deleu
‘Francisco Vidal: Workshop Maianga Mutamba’ is on show till 19 December. Left: Free No. 4, 2015. Right: Free No. 8, 2015. Courtesy: the artist and Tiwani Contemporary
