Julião Sarmento

A documentary on one of the most important Portuguese Plastic Artists, with greatest International projection. Shown here are his techniques, themes, and obcessions developed for over two decades, as well as its ramifications into different supports such as Video, Photography, literature, taking the rare oportunity granted by a full retrospective of his work at the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon, including the works dispersed through International collections.

The life of Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso, his roots, his artistic career and his work.

Carlos is a famous journalist at the age of 55. His wife, Ada, is the opposite of her husband, a woman with a very active social life, and she is happy and seductive. One day, Carlos accidentally opens a text message on Ada’s cellular telephone. A new world reveals itself before his eyes when he discovers that his wife is seeing another man. With the help of his friend with whom he goes to live, Carlos discovers a universe of virtual lovers and electronic adultery.

Short film.

Short film.

video U-Matic, colour, sound, 12' (destroyed)

video transferred to DVD, b&w, sound, 13' 51" 19Fr (edition of 6 + 1 AP)

Film by visual artist Julião Sarmento.

The film Faces, 1976, is a kind of triptych. Two heads of hair, one blonde and one brunette, rub against each other at the bottom of the screen. This is followed by a close-up shot of two women kissing. The camera focuses on their mouths and tongues — licking, sucking and moving between and around each other. Eventually, while beautifully filmed, it becomes almost boring to watch. The final section depicts the two women seated, naked but with heavily fabricated faces, leaning their heads on the other's shoulders—a tender epilogue to the intensity of their performance.

Film by visual artists Julião Sarmento and Fernando Calhau.

Film by visual artist Julião Sarmento.

video installation, dual DVD projection, colour, sound, 16' 41" 15Fr (edition of 3 + 1 AP)

video installation, dual projection; Super 8 transferred to DVD, b&w, sound, 17’ 39’’ 21 Fr; Super 8 transferred to DVD, colour, sound, 17’ 09’’ 09 Fr (edition of 3 + 1 AP)

Film by visual artist Julião Sarmento.

Film by visual artist Julião Sarmento.

Film by visual artist Julião Sarmento.

video transferred to DVD, colour, sound, 08' 02" 00Fr (edition of 3 + 3 AP)

Super 8, colour, silent, 3' 20"

Dual channel HD video; PAL (1080p); 16:9; Color; Stereo sound; 7' 43" 03Fr (loop) (Edition 2 + 1AP)

Film by visual artist Julião Sarmento.

video transferred to DVD, colour, sound, 12' 07" 20Fr (edition of 12 + 3 APs)

National version of a series of short films made by American and European artists about the relationship between art and pornography, Destricted.br brings, in addition to videos, photographs, sculptures and paintings. Miguel Rio Branco, Adriana Varejão, Tunga and Julião Sarmento are some of the participants.