Portrait of Absence (XXII)

Name: Portrait of Absence (XXII)
Brand: Amadeo Carvalho
SKU: 1
Price: 818.85 EUR
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Amadeo Carvalho
Cape Verde

€818,85

Painting, Acrylic and Volcanic Pigments on Paper

Size: 21 W x 29.7 H cm / 8.27 W x 11.69 H in

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About The Artwork

Amadeo Carvalho’s work presents a radical exercise in recognition and expression through portraiture - at times multiple, at times intimate - where the Black figure, so often silenced in the history of Western art, asserts itself with power and presence. The faces we encounter here are neither generic nor idealized. They are specific, living bodies, rendered in thick, dripping paint where the very material seems to demand its own density.

Originally created: 2024
Subject: Portrait, Identity, Contrast, Symbolism, Contemplation, Minimalism
Material: Paper
Medium: Acrylic, Volcanic Pigments
Styles: Expressionism, Figurative, Minimalism, Portraiture, Symbolism

Details & Dimensions

Painting: Acrylic and Volcanic Pigments on Paper
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size: 21 W x 29.7 H cm
Frame: Not Framed
Ready to Hang: Not applicable
Packaging: Ships in a tube

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Amadeo Carvalho

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Amadeo Carvalho

Amadeo Carvalho (b. 1985, São Vicente, Cape Verde) is an artist whose practice emerges from the urgency to express identity, memory, and resistance. Moving fluidly between drawing, music, and the migrant experience, his work developed as a deeply autobiographical and political gesture — where painting, marked by raw color, bold figuration, and text, becomes a space of voice.

Inspired by artists such as Jean-Michel Basquiat, Pablo Picasso, and René Tavares, Amadeo has cultivated a unique visual language rooted in the African diaspora and his personal journey between Cape Verde, Portugal, and the UK. His paintings often blend portraiture with words and instinctive gestures, evoking both personal and collective histories.

He currently balances his painting practice with his role as Creative Director of Noboh Kulture, a brand that uses fashion as a medium for cultural memory. Amadeo has been steadily building a strong presence in the contemporary art scene, with exhibitions in Lisbon, Cape Verde, and the São Tomé Biennale (2024).