Mar (XX) - Hidden - XL

"Hidden - XL"

This is a unique opportunity to acquire original artwork from Portuguese street artist GonçaloMar.
This is a one-of-a-kind original artwork, created from a blank canvas.
This is NOT a print, so expect some flaws, imperfections, splatters; rarely small cracks or wrinkles may also occur, and when they do, it's part of the artwork. This is simply the nature of spray paint on canvas.
Unfold on a flat surface as soon as possible.

These special characters are part of the visual world that Mar explores and paints on walls around the world.
Comes with an Authentic Certificate with the artist's stamp.
Responsible shipping.
Card tube packaging with an artist sticker.
Buying a work from Mar is buying a piece of street art history from an artist who shapes the vision of this art around the world.

GonçaloMAR BIO
The appeal was constant; it was only a matter of time. The interpretation that MAR makes of the environment that surrounds him as an artist must be painted.
At age 12 he was already drawing figures from his imagination with chalk on the asphalt. Over the years his professional choice became natural. During his studies—he graduated in Fashion Design from F.A.L.—he applied for a position at a Portuguese animation studio, Magic Toons, as a drawer. It was around this time, in 1998, that he had his first graffiti experience.
Since then, driven by his artistic convictions, Mar has sought constant evolution together with the evolving global graffiti movement. He also works with different national fashion brands. Known for his paired characters, he stands out for the way he builds his characters and atmospheres, giving them lines and shapes that make them unique.

- Mar is one of the first professional graffiti artists in Portugal, after quitting his job as a fashion designer for the Portuguese brand Station
- You can see Mar's artwork in over 28 countries around the world
- Since 2002 Mar has participated in 42 exhibitions between art galleries and museums and produced 37 graffiti street art group exhibitions.

During his artistic journey he has become friends and painted on walls alongside giants of graffiti and world street art such as Sainer, C215, Robert Proch, Os Gêmeos, Risk, Bellin, Magrela, Case and Tasso from the Maclaim Crew, among many others famous in the international graffiti scene.
From the Portuguese scene Mar has painted with Ram, Nomen, Utopia, Vhils, Odeith, Bray, Klit, Mais Menos and many more. Being part of two of the most active and forward-looking crews in Portugal: Tunders Crew and Arm Collective, this one with Ram only.

Since 2015 until today, the artist has created installations, murals and canvases which are acquired by galleries and collectors all around the world and created countless graffiti commissions for all kinds of brands and companies.

Recently distinguished by the local authority that saw him grow as an artist, with the Medal of Cultural Merit.
Nowadays, his artistic goal has to do with the exploration of new urban spaces that graffiti can still offer.