O ARTISTA / THE ARTIST

O artista Francisco Santos iniciou a sua formação na Escola de Artes Decorativas António Arroio, completou o Curso de Formação Artístico da Soc. Nacional de Belas Artes. Durante a sua formação académica, fez o Curso de Desenho Artístico (4 anos com modelo). Ambos os cursos orientados pelos prestigiados artistas Sá Nogueira e João Vieira.

I was born in S.Jorge, and now live and work in the small medieval town of Porto de Mós, located in the centre of Portugal. I began my education at the António Arroio School for the Decorative Arts, and finished it attending na art course (1982/85) at the National Society of Fine Arts. 

"Abstracted silhouettes seal their harmonious encounter with an endless kiss, luminous parks stretch beyond common sense to a stripy colourful innuendo of another world, where objects and notions are replaced naturally. Planets like oval eggs are placed right before your eyes, closer than ever to touch, feel and explore.

In the figurative and abstract art of Francisco Santos everything is possible, even the ultimate impossible. He explores contrasts, opposites and unorthodox statements and somehow he brings them all to a total balance. The implementation of unexpected lines, forms and stains are a distinctive characteristic of his work, where the alternation of light and shadow intensifies the hidden beauty of everything.

This artist magnificently alters the definition of freedom as we know it, suggesting that his coloured lines, wide or narrow, vertical or horizontal are far beyond barriers. Canvas after canvas, thoughts progress away from the conventional reality, doubt and stress. And colour after colour the challenge to break free is the only option."

Kelly Kaimaki, Creative Writer / Curator

Art collectors: Portugal, Spain, France, Belgium, Germany, Netherlands, Poland, Romania, Italy, Denmark, Sweden, United States, Canada, Japan. Australia.

Exposições individuais

2019 - Pintura, Porto de Mós / 2018 - Teatro José Lucio da Silva / 2017 - Teatro José Lucio da Silva, Leiria / Galeria Mouzinho de Albuquerque, Batalha / 2016 - Pinturas - Leiria / Ourém /  Peniche ... 1988 - Aguarelas - Galeria Municipal de Pombal  /  1987 - Pintura (instalação) - Mosteiro da Batalha  /  1985 - Pintura - Galeria Municipal da Batalha  /  1983 - Pinturas - Galeria SNBA, Lisboa  /  1982 - Desenhos - Galeria SNBA, Lisboa