“quão flexÍvel és? (na tua própria vida)”
E se, em vez de a preocupação estar apenas centrada no corpo, fosse muito mais com toda a vida?
Esta é uma série repleta de metáforas. Como esta camisola, também os nossos dias são “escritos” em linhas sinuosas. Qual a nossa flexibilidade perante tantas ocorrências que não esperamos, que não prevemos, mas que acabam, inevitavelmente, por acontecer?
Surge então uma outra questão: qual o motivo da máscara de self-care? Será demasiado óbvio? Talvez. Ou talvez seja precisamente essa obviedade que nos convida a olhar uma segunda vez.
2026
HOW FLEXIBLE ARE YOU? (IN YOUR OWN LIFE)
What if, instead of being solely centred on the body, the concern were much more about life as a whole?
This is a series filled with metaphors. Like this sweater, our days are also “written” in winding lines. How flexible are we when faced with so many occurrences that we do not expect, that we cannot foresee, but that inevitably end up happening?
Another question then arises: what is the reason behind the self-care mask? Is it too obvious? Perhaps. Or perhaps it is precisely this obviousness that invites us to take a second look.
“HOW FLEXIBLE #2” | 150x180cm | triptych | Acrylic | disponível . available
“EQUILIBRIO” | triptych 50x20cm + 50x60cm + 50×20 cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
“How flexible #1” | 120x100cm | Acrilyc | disponível . available
detalhe . detail
“WRITE STRAIGHT WITH CROOKED LINES #2” | 60x50cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
“BLOSSOM #1” | triptych 60x50cm + 40x40cm + 50×60 cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
“CAT” | 180x150cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
“WARRIOR” | | triptych 50x20cm + 50x60cm + 50×20 cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
“BLOSSOM #3” | 120x200cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
“WRITE STRAIGHT #1” | 40x40cm | Acrylic | disponível . available
The work presented in September/ October in Venice 2026
“The Portuguese artist Maria Beatitude is currently exhibiting her work in Venice, exploring the concept of flexibility — not in terms of the body, but of life itself.
Through the use of metaphor and a keen observation of everyday life, Maria Beatitude’s work invites us to look beyond the obvious and question what we take for granted. Seemingly simple objects and gestures become starting points for deeper reflections on our ability to adapt.
A jumper featuring sinuous lines, a self-care mask or a “simple” flexibility exercise become, in her hands, images that tell different stories.
Moving between the familiar and the unexpected, Maria Beatitude invites us to embrace a different way of seeing the world: more slowly, more attentively and, above all, more flexibly.”
