Nuno de Matos Abstract Paintings
Nuno de Matos – a.k.a. Matox
1971 Barreiro – Lisbon
Live and work between Eus (Pyrénées-Orientales)-France and Lisbon-Portugal
Nuno de Matos, aka Matox, has grown up at Saint-Céré, France, near the alelier of Jean Lurçat. He studied at the University of Toulouse, now he lives at Eus, in the French Catalonia.
He draws since he was a child and paint since the 80s. His paintings have evolutes from body diagrams to abstract expressive textured pieces. The basic line is the principal structure of his work.
Urban art of the streets of the Bairo Alto of Lisbon and from the narrow streets of the Barri Gothic of Barcelona, arabesques, Islamic calligrtaphy, abstract writing, and Rock art from the of caves his Quercy's roots have influenced his postgraffiti works. Bombing art with multispray layers and calligraphy are developped in abstract and expressionist “action paintings” .
He realizes also “video skinning” for live performances with monumental video projections (on wide walls, buildings…). His work is showed in many projects, principally in the area of Post Graffiti events and multimedia installations all around the World.
Figure 1 Calligraffiti 180x110 mixed medias- Collection Particulière - BERGEN - NORWAY
Figure 4 - Abstractions Lyriques
Figure 2 - Calligraffiti - Spray paint on paper
Figure 3 - Volubilis - Collection particulière
Figure 5 Abstract Expressionism Calligraphy
Figure 6 LIGHT PROJECTIONS
News Paintings
Le Mur Oberkampf – Paris - may 2013
ArtFair Paris – Espace Cardin – Champs Elysées Paris - 2012
Maraya Art Center – Sharjah –United Arab Emirates - 2012
Biennale de Calligraphie - Sharjah – Emirats Arabes Unis – Aril
- june 2012
Fresh Produce, Anno Domini Gallery, San José, California –USA Dec11/jan12
Nuit Blanche Bruxelles 2011, Interactive multimédia Insallation / performance
Urban Art Fair PARIS – Espace Comines 2011
Berlin, Sattbad Contemporary Art Center - Germany, Novembre décembre 2010
Bruxelles, Galerie Art22, janvier 2011
Paris, Galerie Espace Beaurepaire, novembre 2010
Juin 2010 : attribution de l’Artaq International Art Award 2010 pour la sélection painting
Personal Shows & Performance
Baselworld – Basel – Switzerland - April 2013
Eclat Nocturn Nancy – Octobre 2012
Figure 7 Fresque MARAYA ART CENTER - Sharjah - UAE
Lisboa Light Skin – Projection urbaines – Lisbonne Portugal – Avril 2011
Avril 2010 : Fabrica do Braço de Prata / Lisbonne / Portugal. Exposition "Volubilis" et installation vidéo 3D sur voilages.
Night Factory –Conception Multimedia “Light Painting Live” pour Magic Garden Agency (Paris) tournée pour la marque J&B, 120 Clubs en France (mars> décembre 2009).
Abstracto Express / Peintures et installation 3D / Galerie Cercle des Arts – Toulouse – Mars 2009
Exposition Abstracto express sélection dans le cadre de "Traces Contemporaines", la Chantrerie, Cahors - France
Palais des Rois de Majorque : Projection monumentale Choregraffiti / festival été66 -2008
Projections Chapelle San Subra – Toulouse juillet 2008
Château Royal de Collioure Exposition Eurythmie / Blau Mar / installation
Galerie Marianne – Argelès - 2008
Exposition «lignes croisées » Galerie Passage a l’art – Toulouse – 2008
Galerie Le Lieu Commun – Exposition «lignes croisées » Saint-Céré –2007
Divers – Vidéos – Installations
Mai 2010 : « Sounds and Words of Europe » Visuels du Concert Comenius au conservatoire Gulbenkian
/ Braga / Portugal / ACM Lycée Renouvier-Prades
Octobre 2009 : Workshop Live visual for classical music - Project "Sounds and Words of Europe" TivoliRoma - ITALY
Installations Multimédia Interactives - Night Factory – Grand Rex Club - Paris – Janvier 2009
Graffiti Lounge – court métrage / installation – 6 min 35 – Portugal - Aout 2008
Eurythmie – court métrage / installation – 5min31 // Aout 2008
Vestigia – 5 court métrages – Projet Européen 2005>2008 - Atessa – Italie / Düsseldorf – Alemagne / Izmir - Turquie
Blau Mar – court métrage – Catalunya - 5min10 - 2007 ‘Un Printemps en Septembre’ – court métrage - 11min50 - Toulouse – Octobre 2006
Publications
Livre « Arts Urbains et Street Art » / ARTAQ / ville d’Angers / 2010 / ISBN : 978-2-9534253-1-4
ArtTension – Hors Série – Street Art 2012
Médias / Presse :Trendsnow magazine, Forev’art, Fubiz, M+ Lisboa, Designyoutrust, Viacom, Télérama, tendances graphiques, world graffiti magazine, graphotism, abuzzeedo magazine, islamic art magazine, asemic writing, Letsmotiv, Toulouse Hebdo, Existingvisual, Brain magazine, Dyptik, The new post litterate magazine, Mocoloco, Environment Graffiti Magazine, Chictip Magazine, Art Bahrain, etc…
More information : contact@nunodematos.com - www.nunodematos.com
