Nuno Barbedo (1983) - Wondering the world

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

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

Artist biography
Born in Lisbon, Nuno Barbedo, professionally known as THECAVER, is one of the names that has most solidified 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 career defined by creative constancy: large-scale murals, collaborations in artist residencies, group exhibitions, and forays into parallel fields 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 well-defined outlines, and compositions that oscillate between figurative and abstract. THECAVER's universe creates hybrid worlds where urban characters and symbols coexist with organic forms, suggesting a dialogue between street energy and a more contemplative inner poetry.
Based in Porto, but with stints in various cities around the world, THECAVER has established himself as a boundary-crossing artist: irreverent yet institutional, faithful to the roots of graffiti but open to contemporary and traditional art.
His work inhabits both the city’s alleys and galleries, international festivals, and advertising billboards.
More than a multidisciplinary artist, THECAVER is today a constant and versatile presence on the Portuguese art scene, representing a generation that grew up with graffiti and carried it to other realms without ever losing the rebellious spirit that originated it.

1998 / 2006 – Beginning 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 mastery over 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 (Idanha-a-Nora world)
2019 – Establishment of partnership "Artista Super Bock"
2019 – Participation in the International Urban Art Festival RUDA, Bogota (Colombia)
2019 – Participation in Wool Fest, (Covilhã)
2019 – Participation in the International Festival "Santo Antão" (Cape Verde)
2020 – Participation in the ESTAU Festival (Estarreja)
2021 – Individual Exhibition, B Gallery (Leiria)
2021 – Participation in the International Festival STAD WANDT KUNST (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 International Festival ZUART (Milan, Italy)
2022 – Solo Exhibition Circus Network (Porto)
2022 – Participation in the International NUMU FEST (Ecuador)
2022 – Participation in the Putruca Festival (Freamunde)
2022 – Solo Exhibition Crack Kids (Lisbon)
2022 – Christmas window decorations for the VANS brand.
2022 – Participation in the international festival VIGO CIDADE COR (Vigo, Spain)
2022 – Participation in the MURO festival (Lisbon)
2023 – Solo Exhibition, Festival Pitoresco (Vila Real)
2023 – Creation of a 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 / Solo Exhibition LAC (Lagos)
2025 – Participation in the Ettelbrook International Festival (Luxembourg)
2024 – Individual Exhibition Dedicated Store (Lisbon, Spain)
2025 – Participation in the POMPEI STREETART International Festival (Italy)
2025 – Artistic Residency / Group 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)