Glass House

In contrast to my focus on a single elemental structure, the line on series like "Procession", in the "Glass House" series, comprised mostly of paintings on paper and wood, I explore the addition and subtraction of matter as a compositional element. I use pure single-pigment paints, layered with progressive opacity, and shape the images by removing layers with various tools. The process involves the accumulation of time, layers, and the removal of matter in its application.


Painted largely from memory, over successive memories of the same space, I'm drawn to places that I inhabit for an extended period of time, witnessing their transformation and reorganization. I seek to understand what lies within and beyond things, underneath and above, and all the things that I know are there due to my multisensory and historical experience of a place, which flows into the gestures I develop.


During the lockdowns of 2020-21, I spent time drawing my home as if it were a landscape, fragile and transparent, mirroring the fragility of life itself. Here, the boundaries between drawing and painting dissolve even further, to the point where I sometimes don't know where to place them.

Night of Saints, 2018

Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm
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Night of Saints, 2018

Oil on canvas150 x 100 cm
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Ameixoeira I, 2018

Oil on canvas120 x 120 cm
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Ameixoeira I, 2018

Oil on canvas120 x 120 cm
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Upstream, 2019

Four-part Serigraph polyptych on paper70 x 200 cm (each part 70 x 50 cm)
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Upstream, 2019

Four-part Serigraph polyptych on paper70 x 200 cm (each part 70 x 50 cm)
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Quiaios, 2019

Aquatint Etching on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm (sheet size)
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Quiaios, 2019

Aquatint Etching on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm (sheet size)
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The Alexandria Cycle, 2019

Wood Lithography (Mokulito) monoprint on paper100 x 70 cm
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The Alexandria Cycle, 2019

Wood Lithography (Mokulito) monoprint on paper100 x 70 cm
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Minus Seven, 2018

Vinyl on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm
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Minus Seven, 2018

Vinyl on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm
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Flash (Pedro), 2018

Oil on primed paper"Fugue" series76 x 56 cm
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Flash (Pedro), 2018

Oil on primed paper"Fugue" series76 x 56 cm
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Incandescence (after Delacroix), 2019

Stone Lithography on paper50 x 70 cm
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Incandescence (after Delacroix), 2019

Stone Lithography on paper50 x 70 cm
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Something's Off!, 2018

Oil on primed paper70 x 50 cm
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Something's Off!, 2018

Oil on primed paper70 x 50 cm
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Minus Three, 2019

Aquatint etching on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm (sheet size)
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Minus Three, 2019

Aquatint etching on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm (sheet size)
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Self Portrait at Age 25, 2019

Oil on primed paper"Self-Misportraits" series100 x 70 cm
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Self Portrait at Age 25, 2019

Oil on primed paper"Self-Misportraits" series100 x 70 cm
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The Garden, 2019

Oil on Canvas"Fugue" series160 x 90 cm
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The Garden, 2019

Oil on Canvas"Fugue" series160 x 90 cm
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Reunion I, 2017

Stone Lithography on paper70 x 50 cm
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Reunion I, 2017

Stone Lithography on paper70 x 50 cm
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Black River, 2019

Stone Lithography on paper70 x 50 cm
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Black River, 2019

Stone Lithography on paper70 x 50 cm
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Procession I, 2018

Charcoal & pigmented inks on paper"Procession" series100 x 70 cm
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Procession I, 2018

Charcoal & pigmented inks on paper"Procession" series100 x 70 cm
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Your Chaos Is My Order, 2017

Aquatint Etching on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm (sheet)
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Your Chaos Is My Order, 2017

Aquatint Etching on paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm (sheet)
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The Valley, 2017

Stone Lithography on Paper50 x 70 cm
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The Valley, 2017

Stone Lithography on Paper50 x 70 cm
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The Falls' Dellirium, 2019

Charcoal & pigmented inks on paper"Procession" series150 x 300 cm (triptych)
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The Falls' Dellirium, 2019

Charcoal & pigmented inks on paper"Procession" series150 x 300 cm (triptych)
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Second, Blue, 2019

Oil on board"Glass House" series100 x 60 cm
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Second, Blue, 2019

Oil on board"Glass House" series100 x 60 cm
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Procession XIII, 2019

Charcoal & pigmented inks on paper"Procession" series100 x 70 cm
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Procession XIII, 2019

Charcoal & pigmented inks on paper"Procession" series100 x 70 cm
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Evening, 2020

Oil on canvas"Fugue" series100 x 70 cm
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Evening, 2020

Oil on canvas"Fugue" series100 x 70 cm
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Procession XII, 2021

Charcoal and sumi ink on paper"Procession" series100 x 70 cm
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Procession XII, 2021

Charcoal and sumi ink on paper"Procession" series100 x 70 cm
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Procession IV, 2021

Charcoal and sumi ink on paper"Procession" series150 x 100 cm
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Procession IV, 2021

Charcoal and sumi ink on paper"Procession" series150 x 100 cm
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Teste

70 x 50 cm
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Teste

70 x 50 cm
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Gloom, 2021

"Glass House" series60 x 40 cm
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Gloom, 2021

"Glass House" series60 x 40 cm
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Untitled, 2021

Sumi ink on handmade hemp paper70 x 50 cm
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Untitled, 2021

Sumi ink on handmade hemp paper70 x 50 cm
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Pantry, 2021

Oil on board"Glass House" series100 x 60 cm
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Pantry, 2021

Oil on board"Glass House" series100 x 60 cm
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Profile, 2020

Stone Lithography on paper70 x 50 cm
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Profile, 2020

Stone Lithography on paper70 x 50 cm
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Early Flight, 2019

Oil on primed paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm
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Early Flight, 2019

Oil on primed paper"Fugue" series70 x 50 cm
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Fulgor, 2021

Charcoal and sumi ink on paper100 x 70 cm
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Fulgor, 2021

Charcoal and sumi ink on paper100 x 70 cm
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Rita's Birthday, 2020

Oil & vinyl on canvas"Fugue" series80 x 120 cm
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Rita's Birthday, 2020

Oil & vinyl on canvas"Fugue" series80 x 120 cm
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Stefan's Room, 2021

Oil on board"Glass House" series60 x 40 cm
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Stefan's Room, 2021

Oil on board"Glass House" series60 x 40 cm
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Studio Interior, 2019

Oil on board"Glass House" series40 x 30 cm
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Studio Interior, 2019

Oil on board"Glass House" series40 x 30 cm
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Mirror Mirror, 2020

Oil on board"Glass House" series35 x 25 cm
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Mirror Mirror, 2020

Oil on board"Glass House" series35 x 25 cm
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