João Freitas

Biography/CV
Works

João Freitas, born in Porto in 1997, attended the?Faculdade de Belas Artes da Universidade do Porto and graduated with a Bachelor's degree in Fine Arts with a specialization in Painting (2019). He was an advisor for the Escola Artistica Soares dos Reis, hosting workshops on charcoal drawings and oil painting. João has participated?in numerous collective and solo exhibitions, some of which were held internationally such as Brazil in 2019. Currently, he is a resident artist at the O.estúdio collective in?Bonfim, Porto, Portugal.

 

 

 

In his works, João uses color as his method and focuses on painting as a processual practice instead of a conceptional one. In this practice, he investigates the various ways in which color communicates?with itself, different supports, and techniques. João expresses these personal searches through the medium of oil paint on canvas, where he is able to better understand?the intricate?dialogues between color combinations, scale, and formats. Transparency and opacity also play a key role in the overlaying of shapes and colors, creating compositions of negative spaces within the paintings. Through?João's persistent exploration of these methods, his works are constantly changing and evolving.

 

 

 

Solo shows 

 

 

 

2022 — Until heaven comes, Galeria Apaixonarte, Lisboa

 

2021 — A new CMYK, Conter, exposição virtual, Galeria Dentro, Porto

 

 2019 — Orto, Auditório do Grupo Musical Miragaia, Porto

 

 

 

 

 

Collective shows

 

 

 

2022 — Foz’Arte, Forte de São João Batista, Porto

 

             As Cordenadas Líricas, Casa-Museu Fernanda Botelho, Cadaval, Lisboa 

 

             As Coordenadas Líricas, Galeria Apaixonarte, Lisboa

 

2021 — Plateau, o.Estúdio, Porto

 

              Emer.gente, Coletivo Emergente, Fátima, Santarém

 

              Absurd, Esquina Atelier, Lisboa

 

Começa a diferença!, exposição virtual, Movimento doe Jovens Artistas, Lisboa

 

2020 — BYOM Art Opening, TheLab Catavino, Porto

 

2019 — Concerto META, FERRO Bar, Porto

 

             Afinidades & Transparências, Galeria Olívia Reis, Espinho

 

              Diversidade Escondida, Estufa Fria, Lisboa

 

             Imagens Mínimas, Centro Histórico e Cultural Mackenzie, São Paulo, Brasil

 

              SUMA, Fundação da Juventude - Centro de Aquisições de Competências Vasco Faria, Porto 

 

             O vidro nas artes plásticas – (Re)pensar o ensino, Palacete de Santiago – Museu Alberto

 

Sampaio, Guimarães

 

2018 — D’Après Abel Salazar, Sala de Exposições da Reitoria UP, Porto

 

              Epílogo, Pavilhão de Escultura Sala 302, FBAUP, Porto

 

              Desenhar na incerteza - Do processo ao projeto, OMuseu, FBAUP, Porto

 

2017 — O Corpo Transparente, Foyer do Salão Nobre, ICBAS/FFUP, Porto 

 

2015 — Fresh Meat from Clara, Palácio das Artes, Porto