Simulação em ambiente à escala aproximada. Moldura ilustrativa com face prateada de 1 cm e intervalo preto de 1 cm. Os pormenores são ampliações da fotografia original.
RUI CARRUÇO · 2026
The Lightness of Days
Onde a Alegria Corre
In this painting, I wanted to capture the spontaneity of a moment lived by the sea. Two figures move through the shallow water while the younger child seems to turn a simple walk into a run, almost a game. It is this unguarded freedom of childhood that interests me — the ability to find happiness in movement, a wave, or an ordinary summer day.
I worked primarily with a palette knife, allowing texture, relief and interruptions to remain visible across the surface. Geometric fragments and vertical divisions move through both the figures and the landscape, partially deconstructing the scene and suggesting several fleeting moments within a single image.
Soft coastal colours, sunlight and the movement of the fabrics preserve the lightness of the scene without describing it too literally. Rather than depicting one specific event, I wanted to retain the feeling of a time when running towards the water could, by itself, be enough to make us happy.
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Frame and room presentation
Illustrative room simulation. Scale calibrated to the canvas dimensions; 1 cm black gap and 1 cm silver frame face.
