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Xesko in London (2009)

Since very young that I dedicate to the Arts and the Sport. I began writing to the 14 Years old and painting to the 16 (Watercolours and Chinese ink). In that time, I had published some short stories and poems in several magazines and newspapers.

My interest by the painting avenged until 1986, time in that personal problems caused me to stop having started again painting in the year of 2002. From 1986 to 1999 I was involved in several musical and theatrical projects as a technician, musician, producer and director, writing several adaptations and two original pieces. During that time I never stopped having new ideas, being strongly influenced by the African art and the vast work of Salvador Dali.

In the secondary School, I was a Founder and Publisher of the Magazine "The Bantalas" entirely dedicated to the Arts (Art Painting, Photograph, Prose and Poetry) and I have participated in a contest of Art Painting whose objective was the creation of a poster commemorative of the anniversary of the M. P. L. A. obtaining the 1º place.

In Sports, I was widely highlighted, obtaining several titles of National Champion, in Swimming (consecutively from 1972 to 1980) and Chess (1977 and 1979). I also represented my nation abroad several times, being the last time in the Olympic Games of Moscow (1980).

Noticeable Militant of the Youth of the Party (J.M.P.L.A.) I left the politics when I moved to Portugal in 1986.

In 2002, I obtained the Diploma from the Course of “Improvement in Painting Techniques for Oil Portraits”, administered by the PhD Painter Almaia, having been invited for him to work in his atelier, where I still remains till today.

I have several works displayed in public places and I'm represented in several private and official collections in Portugal, Russia, France, Spain, Brazil and Angola.

Francisco Santos

1962 born in Luanda, Angola

Lives and works in Loures, Portugal

Education

Graduated in Chemical Engineering, in the College of Sciences of Moscow (Ex. Soviet union).

Courses of: "Scientific Drawing" and "Creative Thought in the Post-Modernism", in the College of Sciences of Moscow (Ex. Soviet union).

Course of “Improvement in Painting Techniques for Oil Portraits”, promoted by the PhD Art Painter, Almaia.

Course of “Esthetic's and Theories of the Contemporary Art" and "Art Painting and Plastic intervention”, from SNBA (National Society of Fine Arts - Portugal).

Course of “Photograph and Graphic Design”, from IADE (Institute of Visual Arts, Design and Marketing - Portugal).

Solo Exhibitions

2008 - "E Pluribus Unum" First Gallery, (Lisbon/Portugal).
2004 - "7 Shades of Gray", Café da Ponte, Docas de Alcântara, (Lisbon/Portugal).
1982 - "Butterfly Effect", Humbi-Humbi Art Gallery, (Luanda/Angola).
1981 - "Freedom", Scientific Institute of Minsk, (Minsk/Bielorussia - Ex. U.S.S.R.).

Group Exhibitions

2009 - Artexpo NY, (New York/U.S.A).
2009 - Puro Arte, (Vigo/Spain).
2008 - Xmas 2008, (Lisbon/Portugal).
2008 - "Seas, villages and other stories...", (Alcochete/Portugal).
2008 - "Alcarte", (Alcochete/Portugal).
2008 - "The Magnificent 7", (Alcochete/Portugal).
2008 - "Art Outside the Gallery", (Alcochete/Portugal).
2007 - CRP 50A, (Lisbon/Portugal).
2007 - "Alcarte", (Alcochete/Portugal).
2007 - "Remember April, commemorations of the 25 of April and 1º of May", (Alcochete/Portugal).
2007 - "1º National Exhibition of Fine Arts", (Lisbon/Portugal).
2006 - "Things about Campolide", (Lisbon/Portugal).
2005 - Military Hospital of Belém, (Lisbon/Portugal).
1978 - "A painting for the Revolution", Noble Room of the National Assembly, (Luanda/Angola).

Collections

Military Hospital of Belem – Recall Memory, (Lisbon/Portugal)

Hospital Dona Estefânia – LOL, (Lisbon/Portugal)

Headquarters of the P.C.P. – Cunhal, the Man, (Lisbon/Portugal)

Links

http://www.artslant.com/global/artists/show/57120-xesko---francisco-santos
http://www.artmajeur.com/Xesko/
http://www.tinyurl.com/xeskoart
http://www.myartspace.com/artistInfo.do?populatinglist=home&subscriberid=611ag2kc8a76ios1
http://www.galeriaaberta.com/xesko.html

Francisco Santos

Lisboa

(+351) 918 808 949
xesko4ever@gmail.com