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Davis Lisboa
 
 
About the Artist

DAVIS LISBOA (SÃO PAULO, 1965) - BLANCA GARCÍA-VEGA

The artistic personality of the versatil Hispano-Brazilian Davis Lisboa has been developed from the synthesis of a multiple "hybridization" and shows the global complexity and the multicultural wealth derived from his time and his space. Formed in postmodernity, he has been influenced by the tranvanguardia, the German neoexpresionisme and the last creative tendencies. From 1988 to 1999, he has been dedicated to the advertising and that experimentation causes
that the graphic medias are used like "signs" in a clear and precise way.
The change of millenium has supposed in his trajectory the rereading of the historical vanguards: Self-portrait (1999), Abstraction (2002), Angel (2004).
The second phase of his pictorial production, from 2005, is within the analytical postmodernism looking forward his own identity, marked by the transversality and the linguistic hybridization, with the questioning of the artistic categories,
the elaboration of subversive contents and iconoclast repertoires, extracted from very different sources, to break the limits of aesthetic means and their ethics, as it is displayed in his last artworks: Great Stairs, Solum, Domus, Hybrid-Obex, Hybrid- Abaporu. Is in the purity of the hybridization that his artwork reaches his deeper meaning

Blanca García-Vega
Art History teacher of the Universidad de Valladolid
Member of the Florence Biennale Scientific Committee
Member of A.I.C.A
(Catalog of the Florence Biennale 2007, pp. 444)

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DAVIS LISBOA REVEALS HIS ART WITH AN EXPLOSION OF COLORS AND
DYNAMIC EXPRESSION - EMANUEL VON LAUENSTEIN MASSARANI

The vision of Davis Lisboa is attracted by all the possibilities of expression:
colour, line, space and meaning. Although he had moved away from a certain realism still implicit in his present canvas establishing almost a prologue
to the definitive adoption of an abstractionism totally influenced by the availability of the artist to the evocation of a pictorical image being both informal
and symbolical at the same time.

His painting represents the synthesis of a classic and a modern vision of the world. The artist has arrived to this situation with a careful chromatic investigation where masses of colors are mixed to express his world directed to an immediate dynamism of rare expressive power.

Davis Lisboa has found the key of this interpretation in his profiles
that as a whole he transforms into a true explosion of colours. Before being fixed images on the canvas his paintings constitute an experimented “reality”
in the thought. From this reality an essential painting is born, where colour, drawing
and composition are invented in an instant, without rethinking, without mistaking.

The matter does not prevent the flow of the emotion: the instinct arises
with its fundamental force and it obtains conscientious and expressly
the support that welcomes it. Davis Lisboa is an artist of the civilization of our time that lives art as a revelation, as a message and as a consequence like true poetry.

THE ARTIST

Davis Lisboa was born in São Paulo, Brazil, in 1965. Graduated in Communication, he has worked as an illustrator in Brazil from 1983 to 1987. He moved to Barcelona, Spain in 1987 still working in illustration.

He studied several art courses like painting in the Escola Brasileira de Arte, SP, Brazil (1984); Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain (1987-1990) and at the Universitat de Belles Arts de Barcelona, Spain (1996).
He participated in many exhibitions, like in the Galeria Art Brut, São Paulo; Associação de Artistas Plasticos da Colagem, São Paulo (1984); Sala Jaume Busquet, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain (1988); Galería de Arte Gaudí, Madrid, Spain; Galería Kunsthaus, Barcelona (2005); galeria d’art espai [b], Barcelona,
Spain; Galeria d’Art Paspartú, Barcelona, Spain, Galería de Arte San Vicente 31, Seville, Spain.

He has works in some public and private collections, like BMW Ibérica, Madrid, Spain, JBM, Barcelona, Spain, Centrum Miasta, Chelmek, Poland and in the Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo, Brazil.

Emanuel von Lauenstein Massarani
Superintendent of Cultural Heritage in São Paulo, Brazil

Art Director of the Florence Biennale 

Art Critic

August 2007

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PINION (Piñón)

2003
Oil and collage on canvas
130 x 130 cm

VIOLET (Violeta)

2004
Acrylic and oil on canvas
130 x 130 cm

ANGEL (Ángel)

2004
Acrylic, oil and golden on canvas
130 x 130 cm

CROCUS

2005
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 130 cm

Maite Alonso Romero Collection, Barcelona, Spain

RED ADAN (Adán Rojo)

2005
Acrylic on canvas
130 x 130 cm

BIG STAIR (Gran Escalera)

2006
Acrylic, oil, gold and silver on canvas
130 x 130 cm

JBM Collection, Barcelona, Spain

SOLUM

2006
Acrylic and oil on canvas
130 x 130 cm

Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo, Brasil

DOMUS

2006
Acrylic, oil, collage, golden and silver on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-OBEX

2007
Acrylic, oil, gold, silver, cooper and collage on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-PHYLACTERIUM

2007
Acrylic, oil and charcoal on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-ABAPORU

2007
Acrylic, oil, gold, silver and cooper on canvas
130 x 130 cm

ROSE MARY

2007
Acrylic, oil, gold, silver, cooper and collage on canvas
130 x 130 cm

WORLD TRADE CENTER

2007
Acrylic and oil on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-CAECUS

2007
Acrylic, oil, gold, silver, cooper and aluminum on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-FAVELA

2008
Acrylic and oil on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-FORMIDONIS

2008
Acrylic, oil and gold on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-LAVACRUM

2008
Acrylic, oil and gold on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-DUPLICITAS

2008
Acrylic and oil on canvas
130 x 130 cm

HYBRID-PODAGRA

2008
Acrylic, oil and golden on canvas
50,7 x 50,7 in

HYBRID-SACI

2009
Oil on canvas
50,7 x 50,7 in

 
Education and biography
EDUCATION

1996-2008
Universidad de Barcelona Bellas Artes, Painting, Barcelona, Spain

1987–1990
Escola Massana, Painting, Barcelona, Spain

1984
EBART, Escola Brasileira de Arte, Painting, São Paulo, Brazil

1978–1982
Escola Carlos de Campos, Drawing of Communication, São Paulo, Brazil

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BIOGRAPHY

2009
Recognition of the contemporary art collection of the Davis Museum by the Museums Department of the Generalitat de Catalonia (Catalan Government).
Barcelona, Spain.

Invited artist for the project for N2 Art Events, N2 Galería, Barcelona, Spain.
 

Founder and director of the Davis Museum
(Anthopophagic Davis Museum of Contemporary Art in Barcelona).
 
2008
Reproduction of the painting "Hybrid-phylacterium" on the cover of Christine Bell's book "On the Law of Peace: Peace Agreements and the Lex Pacificatoria."
Oxford University Press, 2008.

2008
Interview and photography exhibition in "Asperger - Interior Magazine - Red Shift,"
CASM, Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain
Artworks for sale in Palou, Barcelona, Spain
Member of the APIC (Associació Professional d'Il·lustradors de Catalunya)

2007
Artworks for sale in the Galería Artevistas, Barcelona, Spain
Worked as actor in “Un amor de Terry” videoart directed by Telmo Moreno,
Museu Comarcal del Montsià, Amposta, Spain

2006 
Artworks for sale in the Galeria San Vicente 31, Seville, Spain 
Artworks for sale in the Galeria Paspartú, Barcelona, Spain 
Artworks for sale in the galeria espai [b], Barcelona, Spain

2005 
Collaborations to Centre d'Art Santa Mònica's publications, Barcelona, Spain 
Artworks for sale in the Galería Kunsthaus 414, Barcelona, Spain 
Artworks for sale in the Galería Gaudí, Madrid, Spain 
Member of the AAVC (Catalonia Visual Artists Association)

2004 
Worked as webmaster, Oscar's Studio, Barcelona, Spain 

1998
Obtains the Hispanic-Brazilian nationality

1989–now 
Worked as free-lancer illustrator and artistic painter, Barcelona, Spain
 
1987–1989 
Worked as illustrator, ACR Graphic Design, Barcelona, Spain
 
1987 
Moved to live in Barcelona, Spain
 
1987 
Worked as advertising illustrator, Publigrafs, São Paulo, Brazil
 
1986–1987 
Worked as advertising illustrator, FCB Siboney, São Paulo, Brazil
 
1985–1986 
Worked as advertising illustrator, CBBA Publicidade, São Paulo, Brazil
 
1983–1984 
Worked as advertising illustrator, Sempre Propaganda S.A., São Paulo, Brazil
 
1965 
Born in São Paulo, Brazil

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SOLO EXHIBITIONS

2009
"Hybrid-visiolibri". La Cova de les Cultures, Barcelona, Spain.
"Hybrid-farrago". Sala de Arte Alteroutlet, Barcelona, Spain.
"DAVIS MUSEUM: Exhibition of the permanent collection of contemporary art by Davis Museum". MKAC, Museo Karura Art Centre, Second Life.
"Què hem de fer amb l'art dels nou vinguts?". Centre Cultural Riera Blanca. Barcelona, Spain.

2007
"BMW Ibérica" Exhibition, BMW Ibérica, Madrid, Spain
"BMW Cano Catalunya" Exhibition, BMW Cano Catalunya, San Cugat, Spain
"BMW Cano Catalunya" Performance and exhibition, BMW Cano Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain

2006
Galería de Arte San Vicente 31, Seville, Spain

"Locus quod Filiolus"
Facultat de Belles Arts de Barcelona, Spain

2003
"12 Autoretrats"
Facultat de Belles Arts de Barcelona, Spain

1984
“Firasse”
Galeria Art Brut, São Paulo, Brazil

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SELECTED GROUP EXHIBITIONS

2009
"Els Colors del Foc". Centre Cívic Parc-Sandaru. Barcelona, Spain.
"XXI Equus Catalonia". Galería Artnobel. Barcelona, Spain.
Digital Art Expo International. LACDA - Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, U.S.A..
Moda Ilustrada. Galeria Olido, São Paulo, Brazil.
Barris Creatius, Energia Barcelona. Ajuntament de Barcelona, Spain.
Sketch it out (Exhibition). APW Gallery. New York, E.E.U.U..
Mi Torito Pucará. Galeria Artevistas. Albi, Toulouse, France.

2008
Interview and photography exhibition in "Asperger - Interior Magazine - Red Shift,"
CASM, Centre d'Art Santa Mònica, Barcelona, Spain
Muzeum Swiatowej Ilustracji - Bibliotece Glowinski, Olesnica, Poland
"Mi Torito Pucará", Galeria Artevistas, Barcelona, Spain
"Sentidos", Galeria Cristina Costa, Famalicão, Portugal
Galeria Palou, Barcelona, Spain
"Sketchbooks!", Galeria Pop, São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Artevistas, Barcelona, Spain


2007
Drawing Exhibition "Night of 1,000 Drawings", Artists Space, New York, USA
Florence Biennale of Contemporary Art, Italy
Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo, Brazil
Paintings exhibitions, Galeria d'Art Paspartú, Barcelona, Spain

2006
Galeria d'art Contemporani espai[b] - Barcelona, Espanya
Marb Art 2006, II Marbella International Contemporary Art Fair, Spain
Galeria Paspartú, Barcelona, Spain

2005
Mi•zynarodowy projekt "Art for Chelmek", Chelmek, Poland
Holland Art Fair, The Hague, Holand
Galería de Arte Gaudí, Madrid, Spain

1989
Sala Jaume Busquet, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain

1988
“Wonder”
Sala Jaume Busquet, Escola Massana, Barcelona, Spain.

1984
Galeria Art Brut, São Paulo, Brazil
Associação de Artistas Plásticos da Colagem, São Paulo, Brazil

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PUBLIC AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS

Evelina Podjapolskaja Collection. Barcelona, Spain.
Museo Karura Art Centre (MKAC), Second Life.
LACDA, Los Angeles Center for Digital Arts, U.S.A..
Maite Alonso Romero Collection, Barcelona, Spain
Muzeum Swiatowej Ilustracji - Bibliotece Glowinski, Olesnica, Poland
Accensi-Pinacho Collection, Barcelona, Spain
Artists Space, New York, USA
Museu de Arte do Parlamento de São Paulo, Brazil
BMW Ibérica Collection, Madrid, Spain
JBM Collection, Barcelona, Spain
Galerii „Epicentrum”, Miejskiego Osrodka Kultury Sportu i Rekreacji w Chelmku, Chelmek, Poland

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