After the success of the interventions carried out at Águeda in the year 2014, Mistaker Maker was once again invited to take the best of national Urban Art to the city within the ambit of Agitágueda, which was founded in 2006 and has greatly contributed to the cultural panorama of the city.
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Bordalo II was the artist chosen and challenged to build, in the heart of the city, a large-scale installation.
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Artur Silva is today recognized as Bordalo II, the artistic name he chose as a tribute to his grandfather, promoting a continuity and reinvention of his artistic legacy.
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The excessive production of “things” or the exaggerated consumerism – which results in the constant production of “trash” and consequently in the destruction of our Planet, are the main themes of his artistic production.
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That “trash” becomes the singular and peculiar raw material which he uses in the construction of small or large scale pieces which he has spread throughout the world and which aim – above all – to be an universal manifesto.
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The artist occupied the Main Square of the Municipality of Águeda with the construction of an animal / amphibian characteristic of the territory of Águeda. Of the research carried out, it was highlighted the Rio Vouga site, labeled as a Special Conservation Area, which serves as a refuge for an immense biological diversity, in which some species with international protection status are found. Among these, the artist, for his aesthetic characteristic in the use of strong and appealing colors, selected a species that was the source of inspiration for this piece: the Salamander.
Public Art Event
Client
Águeda City Council
Services
curation and co-production
Location
Águeda, Portugal
Artist
Bordalo II (Portugal)
Artworks created
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