Mar (XX) - Jack Sparrow

“Jack Sparrow”

This is a unique chance to obtain some original artwork from Portuguese street artist GonçaloMar. It is a one-of-a-kind original work, created from a blank canvas. This is NOT a print, so you should expect some flaws, imperfections, splatters; rarely small cracks or wrinkles may also occur, and when they do, they’re part of the artwork. This is simply the nature of spray paint on canvas. Please 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 bearing the artist’s stamp.
Responsible shipping: DHL Express – GOGREEN: the artwork will be shipped using a greener and more sustainable approach, especially regarding the fuels used in air transportation.
Card tube package with an artist sticker.
Buying a work from Mar is buying a part of street art history from an artist who shapes the vision of this art a little around the world.

GonçaloMAR BIO

The appeal was constant; it was only a matter of time before the interpretation that MAR makes of the environment surrounding him as an artist would be painted.
At the age of 12 he was already drawing figures from his imagination with a bit of chalk on the asphalt. Over the years his professional choice was natural. During his academy studies—graduating in Fashion Design at F.A.L.—he applied for a position in a Portuguese animation studio, “Magic Toons,” as a drawer. It was at this time, in 1998, that he had his first experience with graffiti.
Since then, driven by his artistic convictions, Mar seeks constant evolution together with the global graffiti movement. He also works with different national fashion brands. Known for his pairs in his characters, he stands out for the way he built 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 leaving 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 became friends with 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 painted with Ram, Nomen, Utopia, Vhils, Odeith, Bray, Klit, Mais Menos and many more. He is part of two of the most active and futuristic crews in Portugal: Tunders Crew and Arm Collective, the latter with Ram only.

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

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