This book was commissioned by my fellow illustrator André Leiria to be part of one of the first books of his new publishing house Pato Lógico. The premisse was to make a wordless book, but I think I stretched the concept too much and the book was eventually out of the collection. Thankfully I got an opportunity to expand the illustrations and make several exhibitions throughout Europe with its characters. Some of these images were awarded by the society of illustrators of New York.
Pauline Frossel, curator at the Underdogs Gallery was very kind on offering a solo show. I had just returned to Portugal and this opportunity to try new things and formats were bliss. I decided to mix, poetry, comic narrative, architecture and the human body. All the paintings are spray on canvas.
These illustration were part of s solo show at Ó! Gallery in Porto. As I could decide what I wanted to create I tried to see how far I could go with mixing illustration and comics. I was also interested in juxtaposing colours and narratives. The final pieces were all series of twenty silkscreened in two or three colours.
This started as my thesis show at School of Visual Arts Master's program: Illustration as a Visual Essay. David Sandlin was the teacher and curator of the show and this had a huge influence on the way I see and explore visual narratives. To look into the visual arts not only in its linear form but as a fluid life form. All the objects tell a story as people do. Most of them started as scrap or found material that in time were sown together to create this ever-growing cabinet of curiosities. It travelled quite a bit, from the United States, to Italy, Spain and Portugal in different setups. It is an ongoing project. If you would like to have it on your gallery or event, please send me an e-mail.
