“SINTROPIA” @ LISBON

OPENING | WEDNESDAY SEPT 7th – 6pm — 9:30pm

Location: Rua Amorim 3, Marvila – Lisbon

“Sintropia” (English: Syntropy) or “negative entropy”, is a term used to describe how living organisms display a natural way to organize and work together. I like the idea that we all have an innate disposition to resist chaos and work together with other organisms.

Sintropia is a collection of paintings that started gaining form in Brazil where I live most of the year. I am fortunate enough to live very close to nature, where I can spend several hours contemplating its beauty. I study and collect several sketches of the local people and trees, as well as all the wildlife and the rich color palettes that make the Brazilian rainforest so unique.

Not long after traveling to my hometown in Lisbon to work on other projects, I was again struck by how beautiful the light can be in this city. Even if things are a bit more chaotic here, there is a special glow that can also make it quite magical.

I found myself revisiting both my memories and the early sketches, looking for a way to merge this Lisbon Pantone with the colorful Brazilian forest palette.

The exhibition will have a couple of surprises, but you will have to experience them yourself!

There is a VR headset that takes you to one of my paintings, as well as a top-down video projection where you can see me painting while my good friend Ricardo Passos provides the perfect soundtrack.