Nuno Barbedo (1983) - Deep thoughts

Mixed technique on cardboard board.
100% original, hand painted.
Shipped in tube, every Monday via DHL or CTT
Signed and dated by the artist.
Certificate of authenticity included.

Original painting, created in the artist's studio in Porto, Portugal.

Artist bio
Born in Lisbon, Nuno Barbedo, known artistically as THECAVER, is one of the names most firmly consolidating the transition from graffiti to contemporary muralism. He began his relationship with painting in 1998, still a teenager, when he discovered in graffiti the freedom of expression and the graphic urgency that would mark him forever.
Since then, he has built a path marked by creative constancy: large-scale murals, collaborations in artistic residencies, group exhibitions and forays into parallel areas such as graphic design, sculpture, tattooing and illustration. This diversity is not dispersion, but rather the translation of a need to expand the plastic vocabulary beyond the wall.
His work is easily recognizable for its chromatic intensity, the use of defined outlines and compositions that oscillate between figurative and abstraction. THECAVER's universe creates hybrid worlds, where characters and urban symbols coexist with organic shapes, suggesting a dialogue between the energy of the street and a more contemplative inner poetics.
Based in Porto, but with passages through various world cities, THECAVER has been establishing himself as a border artist: irreverent and institutional, faithful to the graffiti roots but open to contemporary and traditional art.
His work inhabits both city alleys and galleries, international festivals, and advertising billboards.
More than a multidisciplinary artist, THECAVER is today a constant and versatile presence in the Portuguese art scene, representing a generation that grew up with graffiti and took it to other territories, without ever losing the rebellious spirit that originated it.

1998 / 2006 – Start of illegal graffiti practice
2006 – Solo exhibition at the Loures Municipal Gallery
2007 - First place in the Eastpak graffiti contest. Portimão skate park
2008 - Visual Street Performance - Group exhibition, Lisbon
2009 - Red Bull Street Gallery
2009 - International participation in Bahia Graff Fest, (Salvador, Brazil)
2010 - Exhibition of the UAT collective, Montana Shop & Gallery, Lisbon
2011 - Exhibition of the UAT collective, Waves n Woods, Lisbon
2012 - Restoration mural, Porto
2014 - Execution of one of his most iconic murals in Porto, in the Massarelos area, demonstrating his mastery of large surfaces and the integration of typography with illustration.
2015 - Participation in the Iminente Festival (Oeiras/Lisbon)
2015 - Participation in the Spring Tones Festival (Viseu)
2015 - Participation in the SM'arte Festival (Bragança)
2016 - Participation in the Agitágueda Festival (Águeda)
2017 - Exhibition of the CNJS collective, Circus Network (Porto)
2018 - Creation of an artistic installation, Boom Festival (Mundo Idanha a Nova)
2019 - Establishment of a partnership "Artista Super Bock"
2019 - Participation in the RUDA International Urban Art Festival, Bogota (Colombia)
2019 - Participation in the Wool Fest, (Covilhã)
2019 - Participation in the international festival "Santo Antão" (Cape Verde)
2020 - Participation in ESTAU Festival (Estarreja)
2021 - Individual Exhibition, B Gallery (Leiria)
2021 - Participation in the STAD WANDT KUNST International Festival (Manheim, Germany)
2021 - Artistic jury on the TV program GO CHILL, by Delta.
2021 - Personal edition of the book "GRAFFITI COMEDY COMIX"
2021 - Participation in the ZUART International Festival (Milan, Italy)
2022 - Individual Exhibition Circus Network (Porto)
2022 - Participation in the NUMU FEST International Festival (Ecuador)
2022 - Participation in the Putruca Festival (Freamunde)
2022 - Individual Exhibition Crack Kids (Lisbon)
2022 - Christmas window decorations for the VANS brand.
2022 - Participation in the international VIGO CIDADE COR festival (Vigo, Spain)
2022 - Participation in the MURO Festival (Lisbon)
2023 - Individual Exhibition, Pitoresco Festival (Vila Real)
2023 - Creation of mural for the ADIDAS brand.
2023 - Participation in the FAZUNCHAR Festival (Figueiró-dos-Vinhos)
2023 - Participation in the CONVERSAS NA RUA Festival (Amadora)
2023 - Individual Exhibition Galeria Maraca (Vigo, Spain)
2023 - Participation in the MAU festival (Palmela)
2025 - Artistic Residency / Individual Exhibition LAC (Lagos)
2025 - Participation in the Ettelbrook International Festival (Luxembourg)
2024 - Individual Exhibition Dedicated Store (Lisbon, Spain)
2025 - Participation in the Pompeii Street Art International Festival (Italy)
2025 - Artistic Residency / Collective Exhibition LAC (Lagos)
2025 - Participation in the Sofia Street International Festival (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2025 - Participation in the SNOSATRA International Festival (Stockholm, Sweden)
2025 - Participation in the STREET ART FRAUENFELD International Festival (Switzerland)