Words: CAROLYN KAIN

ACTING LIKE A MIRROR, REFLECTING IMAGES OF THE HIGHLANDS THAT FORM THE PARQUE NATURAL DA ARRÁBIDA.

INTERSPERSED with coves of white sand, the area is best enjoyed at this time of year when everywhere is quiet and winter turns into spring. Running parallel to the coast for 35km, it is a paradise location for ramblers and artists, 30 minutes south of Lisbon on the Setúbal Peninsula.
The visual harmony of nature is celebrated by artist Amedeo Cianci, who replicates the glass-like shadows, sharp light and contrasts of the sea. His oil on canvas paintings are currently displayed at Galeria Côrte-Real in Paderne. They echo a continuous, seemingly motionless flow when – without a single splash – the sea meets the land.

Galeria Côrte-Real is the sole representative of Amedeo Cianci in Portugal.