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Published by carruco on October 20, 2026
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  • Musicians and Dance
  • DateOctober 20, 2026

Artworks / Musicians and Dance

Cellist in a black dress, her head tilted over a red and orange cello, against a pale background.‹›
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Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco‹›
Room simulation · approximate scale2 / 4
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco‹›
Detail of the original photograph3 / 4
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco‹›
Detail of the original photograph4 / 4
Complete artwork
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
In a room
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
The gesture
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
The material

Approximate room simulation. Illustrative frame: 1 cm champagne face and 1 cm black gap. Details are enlargements of the original photograph.

Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
Complete artwork photograph1 / 4
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
Room simulation · approximate scale2 / 4
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
Detail of the original photograph3 / 4
Sound Drawing Absence — original painting by Rui Carruco
Detail of the original photograph4 / 4

RUI CARRUCO · 2026

Sound Drawing Absence

O Som que Desenha a Ausência

Mixed media on canvas150 × 85 cmHeight × width · canvas

I sought to translate the emotional depth of the cello into a dreamlike, illusory space. In this cellist, I aimed to convey silence, absence, and inner resonance. I use a semi-figurative, semi-abstract style, with lines and shapes suggesting echo and displacement. The impasto creates texture, as if sound could be touched. I chose this theme for its introspective nature — I hope the viewer feels the music beyond the visible.

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Frame and room presentation

Illustrative room simulation. Scale calibrated to the canvas dimensions; 1 cm black gap and 1 cm champagne frame face.

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Rui Carruço

Visual Artist Rui Carruço

Rui Carruço is a Contemporary Visual Artist who combines an abstract and figurative style, with a strong presence of geometry and the use of impasto.

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