Luis Marques
La plage plissé
Watercolor and ink on paper
40x40cm, 2024
Framed
 
Born in 1984, graduated in Architecture from the University of Porto (Portugal),
Luis is based in Geneva (Switzerland) since 2011 where he works in the public
sector, for the Département du territoire.
 
He started developing his artistic work based in his long-time love for drawing.
Using mixed media (graphite, ink, watercolour, amongst others), he proposes
a certain sort of imaginary topographies (most of them inhabited) that could be seen as subconscious, internal and personal places, with natural inspired
rules.
 
At first, one might get lost in the textures and some hypnotic pattern, but
looking closer, one gets fascinated by the change of perspective where natural
environments (although simulated) emerge with a hint of familiarity that comes with recognizable landscape traces.
 
Some of those landscapes tent to evolve into something lighter as pleated
fabric, creating atmospheres full of movement and delicacy even though they
are created with rough media such as markers of diferent thicknesses.
 
He also explores the boundaries of sculpture with his paper cut assemblages,
assessing notions of scale, rhythm and relief along with ideas of loneliness,
isolation or the human impact on the landforms.
 
Selected exhibitions
August 2024 – Galerie Calabro, group exhibition, Zurich, Switzerland
September 2024 – festival de l'ile de la harpe, group exhibition, Rolle, Switzerland

Professional experience (architect)
2019-now: Architect LCI– Département du territoire, Etat de Genève, CH
2014-2019: Architect – Groupe H, Geneva, CH
2012-2014: Architect – Atelier manini Pietrini, Neuchâtel, CH
2011-2012: Architect – a-architectes, Geneva, CH
2010-2011: Architect – ACR arquitetura, São Paulo, BR
2008-2010: Architect trainee – ATAE, Feira, PT
 
Diplomas
2018: 3 months of Photography – Societé Genevoise de Photographie, Geneva, Switzerland
2008: Architect master – University of Porto, Portugal
2007: 8 months of Internship in architecture and design – University of Sao Paulo, Brazil