Experiments
Portraits from a moment in the city.
A series of drawings based on interviews of people that I met in Tokyo.
A solo exhibition at the Embassy of Portugal in Tokyo, from the 27th November to 1st December 2023.
Join us for the public finissage
Friday, 1st December, 18.30h - 20.30h
Embassy of Portugal in Japan
3-6-6 Nishi-AzabuMinato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
A series of drawings based on interviews of people that I met in Tokyo.
A solo exhibition at the Embassy of Portugal in Tokyo, from the 27th November to 1st December 2023.
Join us for the public finissage
Friday, 1st December, 18.30h - 20.30h
Embassy of Portugal in Japan
3-6-6 Nishi-AzabuMinato-ku, Tokyo 106-0031
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Junpei . Yurakucho/Matsudo . 2023
Mixed media on paper
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
“During a stay in Sapporo and Tokyo, I've started to research ways to expand my field of work. To go beyond the urban landscape and to add a human element to my artworks.
For that I've defined a simple process. To interview a person and from that to create an artwork that would reflect their features and personality and also the location where that conversation took place.
A portrait from a specific moment in Tokyo.
Still a work in progress but definitely a step in a new direction.”
Tokyo, 2023
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Miho . Shinjuku . 2023
Mixed media on paper
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
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Kenichi . Baruko-Yokohama . 2023
Mixed media on paper
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
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Mei . Taito . 2023
Mixed media on paper
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/36cb599a19d8468191c40a328fc5a50064c61f0ee38b49133836f5bb7f79130b/00-yuki.png)
Yuki . Shinjuku . 2023
Mixed media on paper
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
60x50 cm - 24 x19 in
Thanks to the support of PARADISE Air & Sapporo TenjiyamaArt Studios.
And also to the Portuguese Embassy in Tokyo.
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Breathing Line
Work developed at INCLASIFICABLE art residency
Cazalla de la Sierra, Sevilla . June-July 2019
An experiment based on a Japanese brush for calligraphy.
At my last visit to Japan, I fell in love with a brush (that happens, right?).
Loved its sensitivity, fluidity and expressiveness.
After filling many notebooks with a continuous line that reflected my breathing while drawing, I wondered what would happen with a change to a larger format.
For that I had recreate the brush and draw on the floor barefooted.
Each piece is a record of a different rhythm and time and invites you to follow the line and replicate the cadence of each breath.
At my last visit to Japan, I fell in love with a brush (that happens, right?).
Loved its sensitivity, fluidity and expressiveness.
After filling many notebooks with a continuous line that reflected my breathing while drawing, I wondered what would happen with a change to a larger format.
For that I had recreate the brush and draw on the floor barefooted.
Each piece is a record of a different rhythm and time and invites you to follow the line and replicate the cadence of each breath.
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/194495eeb226a5e79341f0fa8b2bd8898352520b791b31d5dd01468a23115712/wip-breathing-line-vasco-mourao-2.jpg)
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Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 200 cm | 55 x 80 inches
Private Collection
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33 breaths, 2019
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 190 cm | 55 x 75 inches
Private Collection
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/14e507355fa9e56f1841c148abf2fa2aa4aab847f3c73d0f95ea6bed9f61f745/30.jpg)
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 200 cm | 55 x 80 inches
Private Collection
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ccb2908d7a3ec371983a4612cf963c374a843457dfc58025e13566a7f5a1602a/33-1.jpg)
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 190 cm | 55 x 75 inches
Private collection
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4dded99f488e55cee082eea410a74a05c9b6eaa3bc6f9f02d156835b82ca6449/31.jpg)
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 190 cm | 55 x 75 inches
Private collection
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8e23c3be55b5204a45cf493fc212b0d10d4fbe21b5f39d537f7c1acffc472d26/29-1.jpg)
Indian Ink on Gvarro 120 gr paper
1400 x 200 cm | 55 x 80 inches
Private collection
These are sculptures made of plastic trash and debris collected along the coast of Pico, a island which is part of the Azores archipelago, situated right in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean.
faceplastic.org
@faceplasticproject
faceplastic.org
@faceplasticproject
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I’ve stayed in Pico island for a few months during the summer and on my way to my favorite swimming spot I’ve noticed the plastic trash between the volcanic rocks on the shoreline.
It startled me because I was able to quickly gather 2 bags of trash on a 10 minutes walk.
It startled me because I was able to quickly gather 2 bags of trash on a 10 minutes walk.
So I decided to do something about it.
I’ve kept gathering trash and after a few days the first plastic faces were staring at me in their almost childish look.
This is my way to make it visible, to give it a face. Because this is our plastic.
Mine and yours.
I’ve kept gathering trash and after a few days the first plastic faces were staring at me in their almost childish look.
This is my way to make it visible, to give it a face. Because this is our plastic.
Mine and yours.
See the full series here
faceplastic.org
50% of the proceeds will be donated to The Ocean Cleanup. A non-profit organization that is taking direct actions to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.
faceplastic.org
50% of the proceeds will be donated to The Ocean Cleanup. A non-profit organization that is taking direct actions to rid the world’s oceans of plastic.