'In experimenting with heads, shapes, and their dissolution by use of colour and the interplay between human and natural forms, Ribeiro achieves intensity and, as one reviewer put it, “enormous expressive power”.
His achievement is under-appreciated and under-recognised, and yet the thread that runs throughout his work, as identified by a close friend, the poet, Indian translator, and critic R. Parthasarathy, is of relevance to us all: “How does a human being come to terms with multiple histories and in the process achieve wholeness?”'
Other of my pieces for Church Times can be found here. My writing for ArtWay can be found here. My pieces for Artlyst are here, those for Seen & Unseen are here, and those for Art+Christianity are here.
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Mike Peters - Breathe.
