Julião Sarmento

Julião Sarmento

b. 1948, Lisbon, Portugal
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Born 1948 in Lisbon, Portugal. Lives and works in Estoril, Portugal.

One of the most important artists of his generation, Sarmento has exhibited extensively since the 1970s. Julião Sarmento draws upon themes of memory, sexuality, transgression, morality, and duality. He works across different mediums (painting, collage, drawing, sculpture, performance, and film) to deploy a concise vocabulary of images.

Selected Artworks

Julião Sarmento, 75 fotografias, 35 mulheres, 42 anos (75 photographs, 35 woman, 42 years), 2011
Julião Sarmento
75 fotografias, 35 mulheres, 42 anos (75 photographs, 35 woman, 42 years)
2011
Ink jet printing on paper pigment, 75 photographs
dimension variable
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake Yellow Boob, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake Yellow Boob
2010/2011
Polyvinyl acetate, pigments, acrylic, acrylic gesso, ink, graphite and silkscreen print on unprimed cotton canvas
195 x 195 x 6 cm
76 3/4 x 76 3/4 x 2 3/8 in
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake Red, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake Red
2010/2011
Silkscreen, graphite, acrylic, inkjet print, photocopy, tape and collage on paper
70.4 x 50.1 cm
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake Yellow, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake Yellow
2010/2011
Silkscreen, graphite, acrylic, inkjet print, photocopy, tape and collage on paper
70.4 x 50.1 cm
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake Blue, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake Blue
2010/2011
Silkscreen, graphite, acrylic, inkjet print, photocopy, tape, staples and collage on paper
70.4 x 50.1 cm
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake Black, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake Black
2010/2011
Silkscreen, graphite, acrylic, inkjet print, photocopy, tape, and collage on paper
50.1 x 70.4
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake White, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake White
2010/2011
Silkscreen, graphite, acrylic, inkjet print, photocopy, tape, and collage on paper
50.1 x 70.4
Julião Sarmento, White Exit, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
White Exit
2010/2011
Painted steel, bronze, stainless steel, wood and glass
84 x 33 x 10 inch
Julião Sarmento, Silver Lake Blue Hands, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Silver Lake Blue Hands
2010/2011
Polyvinyl acetate, pigments, acrylic, acrylic gesso, ink, graphite and silkscreen print on unprimed cotton canvas
65 x 63.5 x 4 cm
Julião Sarmento, Estoril Red Plants, 2010/2011
Julião Sarmento
Estoril Red Plants
2010/2011
Polyvinyl acetate, pigments, acrylic, acrylic gesso, ink, graphite and silkscreen print on unprimed cotton canvas
195 x 185 x 6 cm
Julião Sarmento, Bulb white dots, 2010-2011
Julião Sarmento
Bulb white dots
2010-2011
Polyvinyl acetate, pigments, acrylic, acrylic gesso, ink, graphite and silkscreen print on unprimed cotton canvas
195 x 222.5 x 6 cm
Julião Sarmento, Abstract, 2010
Julião Sarmento
Abstract
2010
Wood and glass vitrine, 2 books, 2 glasses, honey and milk
37.8 x 61.6 x 22 cm
14 7/8 x 24 1/4 x 8 5/8 in
Julião Sarmento, AMIRA, Paris, Maio, 2010
Julião Sarmento
AMIRA, Paris, Maio
2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.6 cm ( unframed)
Julião Sarmento, The Real Thing, 2010
Julião Sarmento
The Real Thing
2010
121 framed inkjetprints on photographic paper, plastic, metal, fabric, velvet and wood
111 x 300 x 100 cm
Julião Sarmento, FILIPA, Alcabideche, Fevereiro 2008, 2008/2010
Julião Sarmento
FILIPA, Alcabideche, Fevereiro 2008
2008/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
23.7 x 31 cm (unframed)
Julião Sarmento, Alguns Livros, 2008
Julião Sarmento
Alguns Livros
2008
Digital print on photographic paper on artist’s frame (portfolio of 4 prints)
46.8 x 64.9 x 4
Julião Sarmento, Heart of Utopian Dream, 2007/2009
Julião Sarmento
Heart of Utopian Dream
2007/2009
Silkscreen print of BFK Rives paper, 250 gr
40 x 50 cm
Julião Sarmento, Jolie Valse, 2007
Julião Sarmento
Jolie Valse
2007
Video, colour, sound, 26’40’’ 05 Fr (loop)
Digital betacam, PAL 4:3
Variable dimensions
Julião Sarmento, Time to Waste, 2007
Julião Sarmento
Time to Waste
2007
Mixografia on handmade paper
89 x 89 cm
Julião Sarmento, Little Lies, 2007
Julião Sarmento
Little Lies
2007
mixografia on handmade paper
89 x 89 cm
Julião Sarmento, Love on Hold, 2007
Julião Sarmento
Love on Hold
2007
Mixografia on handmade paper
89 x 89 cm
Julião Sarmento, Limping Duck, 2007
Julião Sarmento
Limping Duck
2007
Mixografia on handmade paper
89 x 89 cm
Julião Sarmento, Toile, 2006
Julião Sarmento
Toile
2006
Video transferred to DVD colour, sound, 8’02’’ 00 Fr
dimensions variable
Julião Sarmento, Please Don’t Ever Leave Me, 2006
Julião Sarmento
Please Don’t Ever Leave Me
2006
Polyvinyl acetate, pigments, silkscreen print, acrylic and graphite on raw cotton canvas
122 cm x 153 cm
Julião Sarmento, ISABEL, Estoril, Abril 2005, 2005/2010
Julião Sarmento
ISABEL, Estoril, Abril 2005
2005/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.8 x 31 cm ( Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, Borges, 2004
Julião Sarmento
Borges
2004
Polyvinyl acetate pigments, acrylic and silk screen print on cotton canvas
195 x 195 x 6 cm
Julião Sarmento, ISABEL, Paris, Junho 2003, 2003/2010
Julião Sarmento
ISABEL, Paris, Junho 2003
2003/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm (Unframd)
Julião Sarmento, Parasite, 2003
Julião Sarmento
Parasite
2003
Video to DVD b&w, sound, 13’’51’’ 19 Fr
Variable dimensions
Julião Sarmento, Dirty Diana, 2003
Julião Sarmento
Dirty Diana
2003
Video to DVD b&w, sound, 11’’24’’ 17 Fr
Julião Sarmento, Lacan’s Assumption, 2003
Julião Sarmento
Lacan’s Assumption
2003
Video transferred to DVD colour, sound, 12’’07’’ 20 Fr
Dimensions variable
Julião Sarmento, ELIZABETH, Venezia, Junho 2003, 2003
Julião Sarmento
ELIZABETH, Venezia, Junho 2003
2003
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, ISABEL, Cascais, Junho 2003, 2003
Julião Sarmento
ISABEL, Cascais, Junho 2003
2003
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.6 cm
Julião Sarmento, ISABEL, Chão de Meninos, Junho 1990, 1990
Julião Sarmento
ISABEL, Chão de Meninos, Junho 1990
1990
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.4 cm
Julião Sarmento, ANA B., Estoril, Setembro, 1988/2010
Julião Sarmento
ANA B., Estoril, Setembro
1988/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.4 cm ( unframed)
Julião Sarmento, MARINA, Estoril, Junho 1985, 1985/2010
Julião Sarmento
MARINA, Estoril, Junho 1985
1985/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.6 x 31 cm (Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, NUCHA, S.Pedro do Estoril, Dezembro, 1979/2010
Julião Sarmento
NUCHA, S.Pedro do Estoril, Dezembro
1979/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.5 x 31 cm (Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, HELENA, Estoril, Abril 1977, 1977/2010
Julião Sarmento
HELENA, Estoril, Abril 1977
1977/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm ( Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, Kruger Park, South Africa, Março 1974, 1974
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, Kruger Park, South Africa, Março 1974
1974
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.6 cm
Julião Sarmento, ISABEL E. Q., Porto Covo, Janeiro 1974, 1974
Julião Sarmento
ISABEL E. Q., Porto Covo, Janeiro 1974
1974
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.6 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, White River, South Africa, Março 1974, 1974
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, White River, South Africa, Março 1974
1974
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.6 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, Lisboa, Julho 1974, 1974
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, Lisboa, Julho 1974
1974
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.7 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, ISABEL E. Q., Lisboa, Dezembro 1973, 1973/2010
Julião Sarmento
ISABEL E. Q., Lisboa, Dezembro 1973
1973/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.6 x 31cm ( Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, LILI, Lisboa, Janeiro 1973, 1973/2010
Julião Sarmento
LILI, Lisboa, Janeiro 1973
1973/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, MANUELA, Lisboa, Novembro 1973, 1973/2010
Julião Sarmento
MANUELA, Lisboa, Novembro 1973
1973/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.5 cm ( Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, LIDIA, Lisboa, Marco 1972, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
LIDIA, Lisboa, Marco 1972
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm ( unframed)
Julião Sarmento, LIDIA, Lisboa, Marco 1972, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
LIDIA, Lisboa, Marco 1972
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.2 x 31 cm (unframed)
Julião Sarmento, LILI, Lisboa, Maio 1972, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
LILI, Lisboa, Maio 1972
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, Lisbao, Marco 1979, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, Lisbao, Marco 1979
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm (Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, Algarve, Abril 1972, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, Algarve, Abril 1972
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.9 x 31cm (Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, Lisboa, Maio 1972, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, Lisboa, Maio 1972
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.8 x 31 cm ( Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, TERESA M., Lisboa, junho 1972, 1972/2010
Julião Sarmento
TERESA M., Lisboa, junho 1972
1972/2010
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm (Unframed)
Julião Sarmento, GRAÇA N. F., Porto Covo, Agosto 1972, 1972
Julião Sarmento
GRAÇA N. F., Porto Covo, Agosto 1972
1972
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.6 cm
Julião Sarmento, PIKKIE, Porto Covo, Setembro 1972, 1972
Julião Sarmento
PIKKIE, Porto Covo, Setembro 1972
1972
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.6 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, GRAÇA V., Lisboa, Junho 1970, 1970
Julião Sarmento
GRAÇA V., Lisboa, Junho 1970
1970
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 23.6 cm
Julião Sarmento, ANA L., Alfragide, Novembro 1968, 1968
Julião Sarmento
ANA L., Alfragide, Novembro 1968
1968
Ink jet printing on paper
31 x 23.1 cm
Julião Sarmento, ANA B., Estoril, Setembro 1988
Julião Sarmento
ANA B., Estoril, Setembro 1988
Ink jet printing on paper
31 x 21.6 cm
Julião Sarmento, FRANCESA, Lisboa, Novembro 1973
Julião Sarmento
FRANCESA, Lisboa, Novembro 1973
ink jet printing on paper pigment
31 x 21.4 cm
Julião Sarmento, LILI, Lisboa, Janeiro 1973
Julião Sarmento
LILI, Lisboa, Janeiro 1973
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.3 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, PAULINE, Cascais, Maio 1973
Julião Sarmento
PAULINE, Cascais, Maio 1973
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.4 x 31 cm
Julião Sarmento, FRANCESA, Lisboa, Novembro 1973
Julião Sarmento
FRANCESA, Lisboa, Novembro 1973
ink jet printing on paper pigment
21.6 x 31 cm

Exhibitions

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Mixtape 2016
Exhibitions

Mixtape 2016

Mixtape 2016 stems from a commitment to film and video art held from the gallery’s inception. The expanding field of...
Julião Sarmento: 75 photographs, 35 women, 42 years
Exhibitions

Julião Sarmento: 75 photographs, 35 women, 42 years

Julião Sarmento draws upon themes of memory, sexuality, transgression, morality, and duality. He works across different mediums (painting, collage, drawing,...
Julião Sarmento: Remarks on Colour
Exhibitions

Julião Sarmento: Remarks on Colour

Born in Lisbon in 1948, Julião Sarmento studied Painting and Architecture at Escola Superior de Belas Artes in Lisbon where...

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