Home | About Us | Contact Us | Join Mailing List | Members Login      ARTISTS All Artists Painters Photographers Sculptors Work On Paper   STOCK ROOM Full Search   EXHIBITIONS Current And Future Past Exhibitions   SERVICES Information for Artists Artist Studios Venue Hire Exhibition Spaces   Artists Login   Alex Goncalves - Landscape    Mother Earth II $ 500 Acrylic On Canvas 52x32 None Swayambu $ 800 Acrylic On Canvas 79x52 None Fort At Badami $ 600 Acrylic On Canvas 46x77 None Hampi Temples II $ 600 Acrylic On Canvas 63x63 None Coconut Grove I - Seolim $ 700 Acrylic On Canvas 63x83 None Farmhouse At Sal $ 600 Acrylic On Canvas 48x78 None   Born in Angola in 1948, Alex did most of his schooling in Zambia and South Africa. Having an artistic inclination, he began to express his feelings and opposition to racism and injustice through art. In 1968 he was drafted into the Portuguese army which at that time was fighting a colonial war in Angola. Being totally opposed to the war, he escaped induction by illegally crossing from Portugal into Spain and France. Having married in 1971 in England, he immigrated to Australia looking for open spaces. In late 2007 he retired from paid work without any substantial formal training in fine arts but determined to restore the journey that he had begun in his youth. His latest work was painted in India where he stayed for four months with a fellow artist and mentor Elio Pereira. Alex has an interest in philosophy, religion and mythology all of which influence his work. He explains his use of bright colors as means of satisfying his need for expression. Everything is sacred just as it is – Sri Ramakrishna   Artists Work Biography Exhibition History Resume View All Work Refine Search