Via Cláudia Pereira <claudiaper...@gmail.com> on Rede Indo Miguel Mateus, who restored paintings and sculptures in Goa, lost his battled to cancer, at 58, on June 12, 2015.
When I met him at the Santa Monica Convent in Goa, he had spent hours daily for several weeks to give life to the eyes of a sculpture of Christ. I never thought that the fact that some find that images speak with us is due to the persistent and perfectionist work of a conservationist, like Miguel. On several days, in the evening, he took care of the hand of a saint, as you can see in the video. Yes, for several days trying to breathe life into the hands of the image of a saint. In 2002, the year he first went to Goa, I was fascinated by the Chapel on the Hill (Capela do Monte) and the colours inside, especially the reds. I learned that Miguel Mateus and his team had just restored it. Now when I remember how that red is the same as the setting sun, it evokes Miguel's dedication to the art may be contemplated for generations. One concern in the last days of Michael is that the paintings of the Viceroys gallery can continue to be studied and restored, a project that came in an article in National Geographic (2014). My appeal is to request that these images be resarched through a partnership between Portugal and India. On "the Portuguese World" we can feel the effort of Miguel Mateus, along with colleague José Pestana, other staff and various entities of the church and the preservation of heritage in the preservation of the Convent of Santa Monica. Miguel made bridges and, informally, graduated from a school of restoration and conservator-restorers. I hope that this school will continue, with support for the Christian art of Goa ready to continue for decades to come. We can see and hear the Miguel Mateus in the Convent of Santa Monica, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK5COmD2Ot0&feature=youtu.be&t=21m10s This is my tribute to the conservator-restorer Miguel Mateus. ORIGINAL POST: http://bit.ly/1cVd0Bg
