Monika Reut attends PhD in Fine Arts Course at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto. She completed Master in Fine Arts in 2018/07/11 at the Painting Faculty of the Academy of Fine Arts in Gdansk, Poland and Engineer Degree in Architecture and Urban Planning in 2015/01/29 at the Architecture Faculty of the Gdansk University of Technology in Gdansk, Poland. She was an Erasmus+ Exchange Programme Fellow at the Master in Painting Course at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto in 2016 and at the Bachelor in Painting Course at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto in 2015. She was an Erasmus Exchange Programme Fellow in 2013-2014 in Architecture and Urban Planning Course at the Escuela Técnica Superior de Arquitectura of the University of Seville. Works as an independent artist in Atelier Monika Reut since 2017. Published 1 article in a journal. Published 1 individual catalogue and published in 5 collective exhibition catalogues. Participated in 10 individual exhbititions. Organized 4 events. Participated in 17 events. Has received 7 awards and honors: winner of the III Triennale of Pomeranian Art at the State Art Gallery in Sopot, Poland in the Intermedia category in 2019; finalist of The Largo Exhibition in Porto, Portugal in 2023; finalist of Prémio Árvore das Virtudes in Porto, Portugal in 2022; finalist of Concurso Nacional de Jovens Criadores at ISLA Gaia in Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal in 2021; finalist of Cover awArts in 2020; finalist in III Triennale of Pomeranian Art at the State Art Gallery in Sopot, Poland in the Painting category in 2019 and finalist of the 8th Fresh Blood Young Art Review at Socato Gallery in Wroclaw, Poland in 2018. Works in the areas of Humanities with emphasis on Arts, Arts and Humanities and Architectural Design. In her curriculum Ciência Vitae the most frequent terms in the context of scientific, technological and artistic-cultural output are: Painting; Drawing; Animation; 3D Animation; Videomapping; AR; VR; Installations; Screenprinting; Fine Arts; Multimedia; Light Art; Street Art; Art in Public Space; Interactive Art.

Título da tese
Subtracting the self: non-narcissistic postures in contemporary non-figurative artistic practice

Referência FCT
2023.03558.BD

Resumo
This project-based research PhD project focuses on the politics of image making and circulation, a development of an earlier Master’s thesis on the phenomenon of ”distortion” caused by reflective devices contrasted with the distortion coming from the imperfection of the human body in contemporary non-figurative artistic practices. It investigates deeper the topics of reflection, projection, distortion and furthermore examines what are the outcomes for contemporary art of incorporating technologies of image manipulation and hypermediation in artistic practice and as a promotional strategy and points out narcissistic postures that they enhance. The key for my approach is the notion of ”narcissism” as a philosophical and psychological term, more than a character trait and as a tool to conduct a research around the politics of the image. It proposes to define and critically examine narcissistic postures in contemporary art and contrast them with non-narcissistic postures through exhibitions and essays.

Orientação
Miguel Leal (orientação)

Mais info

• FA11-CB52-89FA
• https://monikareut.com/