TD - Tempero Diabetico [1985] - “Velvet Silence”

TD - Tempero Diabético de 1985, a Portuguese urban artist since 1999.
“Velvet Silence” is a hand-painted work on cotton canvas, sprayed and with some touches of dry pastel, from the year 2026, with an image size of 77.5x80 cm. Hand-signed on the back with acrylic ink pen. A collector’s item in perfect condition, sold directly by the artist and accompanied by COA, a hand-signed and stamped certificate of authenticity. Shipped rolled in a cardboard tube by courier.

Velvet Silence — “A dense and sensorial silence that envelops the face with closed eyes. The work invites you to feel the deep quiet of a suspended moment, almost tangible.”

I am an urban artist, shaped by the streets, mistakes, and persistence. Since 1999, graffiti has been part of my body and the way I perceive the world. Over time, my raw, intuitive street language spilled onto canvas, with spray paint as my primary tool, not decorative, but a direct extension of gesture, urgency, and embraced imperfection.
I live with ADHD, and attention deficit has profoundly shaped my creative process. My focus is erratic and intermittent, my mind jumping between images and ideas. For years, I saw this as a limitation, but I now embrace it as a source of energy and inspiration.
My works reach their most honest state when they are only 60 to 65 percent complete. At this stage, the painting still breathes, still promises, still feels alive. Beyond that point, the pleasure disappears, and continuing would only satisfy external expectations. The unfinished has become a conscious choice, a space of truth where gestures remain alive, mistakes are visible, and the viewer is invited to imagine and complete.
After fifteen years of working with attention deficit, I understand it not as an obstacle, but as the raw material of my art. Fragmented attention shapes rhythm, interruptions create layers, and the inability to linger too long prevents overcontrol. My work lives in this unstable balance between impulse and absence, between what is said and what remains unsaid, incomplete, in motion, and deeply alive.