Miguelangelo Veiga

These works are defined by a dynamic interplay of light and shadow, often achieved through subtle, layered applications of paint. The approach to abstraction draws upon a wide range of references from the man-made world — from cities and buildings to broader urban infrastructures.

The paintings are built through multiple layers that evoke depth and complexity. Various media and techniques are employed, including acrylic paint, Indian ink, and collage elements. Gestural marks and lines frequently suggest movement, energy, and time, while other compositions are more restrained, leaning toward minimalism.

These abstract paintings invite viewers to engage with the emotional and sensory dimensions of art, exploring multiple layers of meaning and interpretation within each piece. Many works bear titles referencing architectural ideas, scientific concepts, or poetic metaphors, reflecting an interest not only in aesthetic form but also in its underlying structures and theories.

Ultimately, while the work is abstract in the sense that it avoids direct representation, it is also shaped by an ongoing exploration of formal language — a pursuit that lends these paintings and drawings a distinctive identity, setting them apart from purely ges...

Degree in Painting, Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade de Lisboa

2020
MOstra 2020, Lisboa, Portugal

2019
Constelações: Uma Coreografia de gestos mínimos // Constellations: a choreography of minimal gestures, Museu Colecção Berardo // CCB // Lisboa, Portugal

2018
Variations portugaises, Abbaye Saint André - CAC Meymac, Meymac, France

Between the wall and the edge, Lisboa, Portugal.

2017
mOstra, Lisboa, Portugal.

2016
We are the architects of our own destruction, Carpe Diem, Lisbon, Portugal.

2014
Over the Void, Galeria Edge Art, Lisbon, Portugal.

Landscape, Galeria Bangbang, Lisbon, Portugal

VIII Biennal d'art Riudebitlles, Barcelona, Spain.

2013
Domino / Ready for the fall, Curating the Domestic - Images at Home (Trienal de Arquitetura de Lisboa), Lisbon, Portugal.

Paint it Black, Galeria Municipal de Ourém, Ourém, Portugal.

Al Maqam 13, Tahannout, Morocco.

Never Mind The Space Between Us, Fábrica Braço de Prata, Lisbon, Portugal.

Never Mind The Space Between Us, Mouart Residency Space, Beijing, China.

2012
13,5m2, Galeria Presença, Porto, Portugal.

2011
(A Suivre) #2_Après le debut la fin, après la fin du debut, Galeria Sopro, Lisboa, Portugal.

(A Suivre), Galeria Sete, Coimbra, Portugal.

Fuso 2011, BES Arte & Finança, Lisbon, Portugal.

Uma ideia nova declina-se for...