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'democracia e liberdade II' (2024)

or, 'democracy and freedom'

second of two entries for an art contest organized by the Aljube Museum, a former political prison turned museum.

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'democracia e liberdade I' (2024) or, 'democracy and freedom' one of my two entries for an art contest organized by the Aljube Museum, a former political prison turned museum.

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I am jailed in the art booth and the only way to save me is to buy my entire stock of prints (i am never getting out) please help

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i had some tote bags and t-shirts made for my coming art market!! i'm really excited about those! they turned out really good!!!

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'aflorisiaco III', 2024

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'aflorisiaco II', 2024 instagram | my website

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man. i won't bore you with the details, but the last few months i've been going through a really really bad art identity crisis, seasoned with some impostor syndrome to boot. i remade this last piece and the ones about to follow, like, 4 times. i couldn't feel confident in any of my decisions.

i think i'm over the worst of it, and it feels good to be posting in my art account again. more to come

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'aflorisíaco I', 2024

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trying to shrug off some late-stage creative block/burnout by drawing the pokemon....... this is my current crystal team featuring MEATBALL the geodude, SODA the poliwag, COTTON the hoppip and FRY the cyndaquil

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a person bought my art and then reached out to me and sent these pictures! this is their pet pigeon Zeca, named after portuguese artist Zeca Afonso.

this little gesture meant the world to me. i hope Zeca and his owners live a long and happy life :^)

(pictures shared with permission)

'pigeonometry', 2024

or, 'pombometria'.

loosely inspired by the aesop rock song of the same name.

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new timey lapsey! my piece 'pombometria' set to the aesop track that inspired it, pigeonometry.

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'pigeonometry', 2024

or, 'pombometria'.

loosely inspired by the aesop rock song of the same name.

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spent a big chunk of my day editing this timelapse of my '50 years of the carnation revolution' piece.

this one nearly gave me a nervous breakdown back when i was working on it late march. i went back and forth so much with it.

i questioned myself the entire time. once i added colors, i just thought it looked fucking horrifying. 'why am i doing this to myself' and 'this will be one of those where i put a thousand hours in and won't even like in the end' were common thoughts.

it was not. it was all worth it. i am very proud of it, and im really happy it got a warm reception online.

the song is "Aos pós", by Samuel Úria. it felt fitting.

feliz 25 de Abril for all my fellow portuguese, let us learn from the past and shape the future.

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'as mãos da revolução', 2024 or, 'the hands of the revolution' we're celebrating 50 years of the carnation revolution today in portugal - 50 years since the dictatorship fell, 50 years of being able to express yourself without fear of beatings, incarceration or worse.

it is a date that sits very close to my heart despite being a post-revolution baby. i have enjoyed over 30 years of freedom and i try to not take it for granted.

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"april soldier", 2021

the Carnation Revolution (also simply known as 25 April) was a military coup that took place in 1974 in Portugal, leading to the end of a dictatorship and the beginning of democracy.

it is named so due to it being a mostly non-violent revolution in which Carnations were handed out in the public and placed in soldier's guns and uniforms.

this is one of two pieces I did to celebrate this very, very important moment in portuguese history.

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quick funny drawing to commemorate my birthday 😊 the big double three

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here's a cool little timelapse of my latest piece about holding hands in public!!!! set to Dating Start! by toby fox straight from the undertale OST cuz i think it fits and is cute.

i've recently been dabbling in video editing and am planning on doing a couple more of these in the future maybe probably maybe.