Location: Belgium
FATINHA RAMOS
www.fatinha.com
"I want to touch people with intensity and emotive compositions, and if its possible, to make them smile "
Fatinha Ramos is a Antwerp-based illustrator and visual artist originally from Portugal.
After her graduation as a Graphic Designer in Porto, she moved to Belgium. That's where she started her professional career as an Art Director in Advertisement agencies. Working for national campaigns, she developed a strong capacity to analyse and visualise abstract concepts. After twelve years, she made a switch on her carrer in order to follow the old dream of becoming a full-time illustrator, and to work on different artistic projects.
Open-minded and full of creative somersaults, she tears down all the classic conventions avoiding the dangerous pitfalls of clichés. Instead, she takes us on a journey through her poetic imaginary world of singular textures and rich color pallet. Her strong conceptual artistic illustrations and her surreal compositions create an emotive, fascinating and unique universe that transcends borders.
Answering the call from several international magazines, she has opened the door to her fantasy realm. Fatinha has worked her magic on books, covers, posters, press articles, advertising, animation, children’s and pedagogical illustrations and diverse personal projects.
Welcome to the wondrous world of Fatinha.
BOOKS
2016 . "Fábulas de La Fontaine", Porto Editora, Portugal
2015 . "O Conto da Ilha Desconhecida", José Saramago, Porto Editora, Portugal
2015 . "A Aia", Eça de Queirós, Porto Editora, Portugal
2014 . "Op zoek naar Yori"; Winny Ang, Sesam, Belgium
PRESS
Create-Zine
Diário de Aveiro
Illusion Scene 360
L´Eclectique Mag
Studio Sesam
Hightone Book "Magic Paintbrush"
Sesam
Sir Magazine
One Armed Man
Publish Magazine
Flow Magazine
Puur Confituur
Diário de Aveiro
TV (Canal 118)/ Brand book “World of Innocence”
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2015 . "Douro Art Fair", Fundação Eça de Queirós, Douro, Portugal
2014 . "Unbreakable", Antwerp, Belgium (2014) / Unbreakable, Oporto, Portugal (2014)
1984 . "Portraits", Child Orthopedic Hospital, Coimbra, Portugal
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
2016 . "Comic & Cartoon Art Annual", Museum of Illustration, New York, USA
2015 . "Grafixx" , Antwerp, Belgium
2015 . "Infinity", São João da Madeira, Portugal
2015 . "Women in Innovation", Como, Italy
2015 . "Venezia Project 2015", Contemporary Art Exhibition, Venice, Italy
2015 . "Portugal Ilustrado", Porto Cruz, Gaia, Oporto, Portugal
2015 . "Douro Art Fair", Douro Region, Portugal
2015 . "Bienal of Gaia", Oporto, Portugal
2015 . "One armed man: Monsters” Antwerp, Belgium
2015 . "Picturale", Ronse, Belgium
2014 . "Portugal Ilustrado", Oporto, Portugal
2014 . "One armed man: the year 2025” Antwerp, Belgium
2013 . "Mail me art", Artefact Gallery, London, UK
2013 . "One armed man: Pinup”, Antwerp, Belgium
2013 . "Relics Event - Kunst Festival", Antwerp, Belgium
2007 . "Collective Canvas Exhibition", Antwerp, Belgium
RECOGNITIONS & AWARDS
2016 . "Global illustration Award", China
2016 . "International Illustration Competition", São João da Madeira, Portugal
2016 . 3x3 Magazine, Honorable Mention Prof Show #13, New York, USA
2016 . Single Image "Comic & Cartoon Art Annual", by Society of Illustrators NY, USA
2016 . Lürzer's Archive selected "200 Best Illustrators worldwide 2016/2017"
2015 . Merit Award 3x3 Pro Show #12, New York, USA
2015 . "International Illustration Competition", São João da Madeira, Portugal
2014 . 2 Honorable Mentions 3x3 Pro Show #11; New York, USA
2012 . Winner Design/Illustrations International “Pants To Poverty”, UK
2008 . Winner Logo Art Nouveau Museum from Aveiro, Portugal
2003 . CCB Creativity Golden Award, Belgium
2000 . Gold Award Cover Young Designer Awards, Portugal
Illustrations for the solo exhibition Unbreakable. Based on life experiences, I try to show the contrast between the fragility and strength of my (un)breakable life.
Illustrations for the solo exhibition Unbreakable. Based on life experiences, I try to show the contrast between the fragility and strength of my (un)breakable life.
Illustration for group exhibition in Porto with the theme Portugal illustrated.
Saudade is the only Portuguese word without translation.
It´s the feeling of missing someone so hard, that the pain goes deep into the soul.
Saudade is a deep sadness and emptiness , a void that can only be filled with memories.
The beauty of the imperfection.
INFERTILITY
Article entitled "The Silent Grief of the Yazidi Women", about women who are captured; tortured; raped; sold and enslaved by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).
The Yazidi, are a minority group whose faith the jihadists consider heretical. The Peacock (Melek Taus) is the symbol of Yazidi religion.
"Flower of Solitude", by Xiaolu Guo.
The story is about three characters that are somehow linked: HOUYI; CHANG’E and WU GANG. CHANG’E was a flower picker in the king’s palace and on the earth. Her job is picking up the blossom before it falls. She´s very lonely and her wish is to be immortal. WU GANG is the guard the heavenly gate doors for immortality is in love for her and misses the planet earth. HOUYI the archer, is married with CHANG’E and he doesn't really care about her. All of them are very lonely.
Illustration for a collection of fables published in Portugal, by Porto Editora.
Illustration for a collection of fables published in Portugal, by Porto Editora.
illustrations for the book of Nobel-laureate, Portugese novelist José Saramago: "O Conto Da Ilha desconhecida" (The Tale of the Unknown Island), from Porto Editora.
“UNBREAKABLE”
“UNBREAKABLE (FISH)”
“SAUDADE”
“FLAMINGOS”
“FLAIR MAGAZINE”
“MO* MAGAZINE”
“MO* MAGAZINE”
“LA FONTAINE FABLES”
“LA FONTAINE FABLES”
“SARAMAGO”
