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Tejo
Bordalo II2012-05-01
WOOL | Covilhã Urban Art Festival
Lisbon | Covilhã , Portugal
WOOL | Covilhã Urban Art Festival _ WOOL ON TOUR _ 1st edition | BORDALO II
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- Title: Tejo
- Creator: BORDALO II
- Creator Lifespan: 1987
- Creator Nationality: Portuguese
- Creator Gender: Male
- Creator Birth Place: Portugal
- Date: 2012-05-01
- Location Created: Rua Rodrigues de Faria, LXFactory, Lisboa, District - Lisboa; Country - Portugal
- location:lon: -9.177711
- location:lat: 38.704000
- Technique: mixed media + assemblage + aerosol
- Physical Dimensions: w9,00 x h4,00 x d0 m (complete)
- Map: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=213433614628918665172.0004c6b4f652c100ea4be&msa=0&dg=feature
- Details: WOOL – Covilhã Urban Art Festival, that merged in 2011 in Covilhã, for various reasons beyond our control, didn’t get more support or funding for a second edition, so obviously we searched for other geographies, new projects and new formats. The first place that welcome us was LXFactory in Lisbon (as Rua Rodrigues Faria, 103 – www.lxfactory.com), undeniably the most creative and artistic center of the capital, which was installed in an old flourmill and later printer industry, a place filled with old and gray facades. The first edition of the activities baptized as WOOL ON TOUR occurred in may 2012 and the format designed was to challenge a group pf artists from different backgrounds and professional experiences, to work side by side for a week, sharing a whole variety of practices and techniques. This piece by Bordalo II, from the first group, was inspired by the proximity of the Tejo river.
- Biography: Born in Lisbon in 1987, Artur Bordalo aka Bordalo II grew up watching his grandfather, Real Bordalo, painting the city of Lisbon. Bordalo II presents us a figurative painting full of vivacity and movement, where he paints his own interpretation of urban landscapes and city entertainment. He’s exploring his own mixed media on wood stand base, and are thus made a series of collages of objects (garbage). It is not only a way to recycle, but also a critique of the world we live in, where we often have nice things, which are based on junk without realizing it.
- Provenance: WOOL Fest
- Type: street art
- Rights: WOOL Fest
- External Link: www.facebook.com/woolfest
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