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Silva Nuno
About
Artist's statement
I invite the viewer to immerse themselves in narratives that propose a reflection on the human condition, activating the four universes of thought: unconscious, subconscious, conscious and memory. The works I present do not offer answers, but rather open questions that challenge each individual to find their own meaning, guided by their condition of existence, personal experience, social ties and capacity for imagination.
“Let art be an instrument to improve humanity.” - Silva Nuno
I have a deep connection with contrasts - between chaos and order, the visual and the tactile, form and texture. My aesthetic compositions oscillate between literal representations and social portraits, but they also intertwine intimate symbols and imaginary worlds, creating bridges to metaphorical and emotional contexts.
I see all forms of art as legitimate territories of expression.
“It is in art that man transcends life, because life transcends every man.” - Silva Nuno
Biography
SILVA NUNO was born in 1977 in Esmoriz, Ovar. Since 2016 he has lived and worked in his studio in Sintra as a Visual Artist, Designer (graphic and product) and Illustrator. He studied jewelry at the Soares dos Reis Art School in Porto, took a painting course at AR.CO and a design course at IADE - European University (merit and honor student). Fine Arts is his true passion and commitment. He is an artist who expresses himself in various visual and expressive areas, from painting to sculpture, drawing to collage, photography to video, installation to intervention...
He has had numerous national and international exhibitions, including participation in biennials, contemporary art auctions, plenary sessions and art fairs.
He has won several national and international prizes: Serigraphy “Cultural Contrasts Portugal-Japan” IADE, European University / Tokyo Kogei Daigaku University; 2nd prize in the 1st Serv'artes Competition, Porto; 2nd prize in the International Painting Competition at the C.N.P./Cais Art Gallery, Povoa de Varzim; European Sculpture Prize “Parlement Lycéen Européen”, Germany; Grand Prize for Sculpture at the 9th Cerveira Biennial.