Daniel Lamas

Self-taught, i use buttons as “paint”, using its shapes, colors and texture. These tiny (and underdogs) objects captured
my attention from an early age, abundant in grandmother small village house.

Each isolated button appears to have only one functional purpose.Together by hundreds, they grow larger, become threedimensional, subvert their initial function, confusing the senses and forcing us to create more mechanisms of perception.

I reuse wood and buttons, less noble and unusual materials, mostly discarded by the industry as a by-product, labeled as
“non-compliant”, “defective” and “discontinued”, thus contributing, on a tiny scale, to the urgent need of activating a more circular economy.

Hope you like my works, i enjoyed a lot making them!

Post-Graduation in Curatorship and Art Market

Collective Exhibitions:

“Natal Árvore 2023”, Coop. Árvore, Porto (PT) 2023
”FIABCN 23” - Museu Marítimo Barcelona (ES) Nov 2023
“Anual Artistas Gaia”, Bibl. Municipal, V. N. Gaia (PT) 2023
“Colect Artistas”, DaVinci Art Gallery, Matosinhos (PT) 2023
“Colectiva Sócios Árvore”, FMAM, Porto (PT) 2023
“Arte e Alterações Climáticas”, Ancede, Baião (PT) 2023
“Reflections II” Royal Blue Gallery, Virtual Exhibition (PT) 2023
“Circular” Espaço Mina, Bragança (PT) 2022
“Circular” Espaço D´Artes, Vila Real (PT) 2022

Solo Exhibitions:

Pimenta Rosa, CCBombarda (PT) 2023
Ordem dos Médicos (PT) 2023
Centro Interpretação Território, Sambade (PT) 2023
Porto Business School, Matosinhos (PT) 2023
Fórum FNAC Marshopping, Matosinhos (PT) 2023
Fórum FNAC Gaiashopping, V. N. Gaia (PT) 2023
DaVinci art gallery, Porto (PT) 2023
Biblioteca Municipal, Mirandela (PT) 2023
Biblioteca Municipal, Amarante (PT) 2023
Livraria Tragamundos, Vila Real (PT) 2022