É already From the 6th of October onwards, two simultaneous exhibitions of engravings and lithographs by Paula Rego will be on display at the CPS - Centro Português de Serigrafía at the CCB and at the Twin Towers Galleries. With the collaboration of Galeria de São Bento, this is This is an opportunity for collectors or for anyone who simply wishes to obtain a work by the Portuguese artist who, along with Vieira da Silva, is one of the best artists in the world. the most acclaimed worldwide. Paula Rego, born in Portugal in 1935, but who settled in England from an early age, is appointed as a storyteller. In fact, one of the most visible characteristics of his work is his work. the use of great literary novels narrated in thematic series. This use, however, is still autobiographical, in the sense of relating in various ways to the artist's own life. Also for this reason, these general themes are treated in a personal way that transcends the technical issue of drawing and painting – excellent – to integrate into a self-reflective journey about oneself and the world. Thus, characteristics such as irony, criticism, topicality or the subversion of themes themselves are a constant presence in his works. Paula Rego has extensive work in lithography and engraving, techniques she uses for their visual specificities and not just for the multiplicity they allow. On display at the CPS at CCB, is the triptych Shakespeare's Room (above), created in 2006, which tells the story of a girl who shot monkeys because they couldn't write Shakespeare and part of the set grouped as Jane Eyre, printed between the end of 2001 and the beginning of 2002 at the Curwen Studio, Cambridge. This set, made up of 25 lithographs, has as its central theme a free interpretation of the novel Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Brontë, which raises social issues such as the emancipation of women and which tells the story of a woman with a particularly tormented life path but over which a strong and determined character prevails. In the CPS space in the Twin Towers Galleries we find part of the series The Pig King, printed in 2006 and based on an Italian short story by Giovanni Francesco Straparola, published in The Facetiuos Nights of Straparola, which tells the story of a queen and a king who was unable to have children but who, with the help of fairies, saw his dream come true, despite his son being a pig; Girl with basin and Girl with Foetus, from 2006, which revisit the issue of abortion that has already emerged. previously treated by the artist in 1999 and Camouflaged hands, also from 2006.