MATILDE MENEZES

PORTFOLIO

Living + dining room restyling

Technical drawing existence

Technical drawing proposal

Existence sketch

Creative process sketches

Concept board

3D Model

Drawing+ Painting Course Artworks

Sketches of the Museum of Decorative Arts

Observational oil painting of composition

Observational painting of plant

Observational drawing of live model + projections

Observational drawing of 17 faces + insect

Observational drawing of live model

Sketchbook drawings

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The proposed challenge was to remodel a 24m² room into a living + dining

room observing the following:

-Understand the existence and integrate the project requirements into the

new solution.

-Organize the functions and dimension of the space (user and furniture).

-Relate the concepts of scale and proportion in the production of form and

space.

-Use drawing and orthogonal projection as means of graphic

communication.

The existence was a compartment of my house and the client was one of

my colleagues. The requirements were the inclusion of a Christmas tree, a

“Coconut” lounge chair (1955, George Nelson, red), “The Prince” frog

sculpture by Joana Vasconcelos and a striped wallpaper in an extension of

3 to 12m².

The available budget was 6000€ excluding transportation, logistics and

labor.

Conversing with my client I concluded her style was a combination of retro

and eco-natural. She disliked the existing furniture; stated a fondeness for

illustrations and her preference for clean, geometric lines, different light

spots, pastel and neutral colors.

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TECHNICAL DRAWING EXISTENCE

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November 15, 2015, Lisbon

TECHNICAL DRAWING PROPOSAL

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January 12, 2016, Lisbon

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EXISTENCE SKETCH

November 06, 2015, Lisbon

Wall Design

Room organization before and after

Wallpaper application 7

CREATIVE PROCESS

SKETCHES

December 20, 2015, Lisbon Wallpaper Requirement

CONCEPT BOARD

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January 25, 2016, Lisbon

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3D MODEL

January 22, 2016, Lisbon

The following artworks were produced in my drawing and painting

course at Ar.Co, a unique independent Art School with a strong

emphasis on practice providing students with freedom to

experiment.

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Description: the visit to the Museum of Decorative Arts in Lisbon

served as inspiration for sketches of rooms and details with

bleach, to add the type of shine to the drawing that would allow

the adequate portraying of the environment in a subsequent

painting.

Top:

Size: A3

Materials: bleach on blue cardboard

January 5, 2016, Lisbon

Bottom:

Size: A4

Materials: bleach on blue cardboard

January 5, 2016, Lisbon

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SKETCHES OF THE MUSEUM OF

DECORATIVE ARTS: STUDY FOR

A PAINTING-IN-THE-MAKING

Description: observational oil painting of a model composed of

wood, cardboard and plastic objects placed in order to

resemble a castle.

Size: 80x90cm

Materials: oil paint

January 11, 2015, Lisbon

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OBSERVATIONAL OIL

PAINTING OF COMPOSITION

Size: A1

Materials: oil paint and charcoal on paper

November 16, 2015, Lisbon

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OBSERVATIONAL

PAINTING OF PLANT

Top:

Description: drawing of the projected image of a live model on a

221x124cm screen in a dimly lit room

Size: A3

Materials: charcoal on paper

October 21, 2015, Lisbon

Bottom:

Description: drawing of a live model and of his projected face on a

221x124cm screen in a dimly lit room

Size: A3

Materials: charcoal on paper

October 21, 2015, Lisbon

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OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING OF

LIVE MODEL + PROJECTION

Top:

Description: students sat face-to-face, rotating every five

minutes, and the challenge was to draw a composite face

including features of each student-model which also

included an insect.

Size: A2

Materials: fountain pen and china ink on paper

November 3, 2015, Lisbon

Bottom:

Description: as in the previous exercise, students faced

one another and one section of the classroom rotated, the

challenge here being the requirement of continuing to

draw the feature we were exploring when the student-

models changed, with the goal of generating an

interesting combination of features and exploring the

theme of identity

Size: A2

Materials: fountain pen and china ink on paper

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OBSERVATIONAL

DRAWING OF 17 FACES +

INSECT

Description: the model maintained his pose for 1h30 and we drew his body

starting from the head down in eight separate pieces of paper, having to wait

until the end of the exercise to observe the final outcome.

Size: 8 sheets of A2 paper

Materials: HB and 3B pencils

December 18, 2015, Lisbon

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OBSERVATIONAL DRAWING OF LIVE MODEL

The sketchbook is an instrument that I use constantly to practice

drawing objects or places that appeal to me and to express ideas and

visions with various materials.

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Top:

Description: observational drawing of a piece of wood and

plants

Size: A4

Materials: fountain pen and china ink

December 1, 2015, Lisbon

Centre:

Description: sequential water bottle sketches

Size: A4

Materials: 0.5mm pigment liner pen and HB pencil

December 15, 2015, Lisbon

Bottom:

Description: sketch of an interior open space

Size: A4

Materials: HB pencil

December 18, 2015, Lisbon

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SKETCHBOOK DRAWINGS