Francisco Capelo

I´ ve started drawing and painting at 18 years old, and then discovered worlds of imagination inside of me.

And now i feel like i have always been an artist.

I am a 43 year old artist, born and raised in Portugal, living near Lisbon.

Influences: expressionism (Kirschner, Munch, Basquiat), abstract (Klee, Kandinsky), surrealism (Miró, Dalí, Matta), art brut (Dubuffet), informalism (Tàpies).

I try to have a unique view over how the world works. All serious artist try to achive that i think..
Imagination is what inspires me, really.
I use acrylic/ mixed media on canvas and black ink on paper.
I´m mainly self taught, and very proud of it.
I have sold some drawings and paintings: more than Van Gogh and fewer than Gerhard Richter... :-)

My drawings are unique items, one of a kind artworks: from children to art lovers, everyone loves them.
My painting is more agressive: primary colors, african masks, fabrics and objects, strange symbols.

I intend to make a strong visual shock, so the viewer can reach a new dimension.

Sociology degree - ISCSP, 1998, Lisbon
AR.CO art school student - drawing and painting
Carmina Samuel student (a Carcavelos painter)
Trassovivo art studio

- Lisboa:
9arte.com art gallery
Portuguese youth institute - Parque das Nações

- Oeiras:
Painting exhibition in Eunice Munhoz auditory, Oeiras, 2003
TagusParque
Oeiras youth center

- Carcavelos:
HairShow
Junta de Freguesia