Nuno Barbedo (1983) - Freedom mascot

Mixed technique on canvas.
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 in the artist's studio in Porto, Portugal.

Artist biography
Born in Lisbon, Nuno Barbedo, artistically known as THECAVER, is one of the names that most consolidated 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 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 defined outlines and compositions that swing 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 poetics.
Based in Porto, but with stints in several world cities, THECAVER has come to assert himself as a border artist: irreverent and institutional, true 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 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 - Collective UAT exhibition, Montana Shop & Gallery, Lisbon
2011 - Collective UAT exhibition, Waves n Woods, Lisbon
2012 - City restoration mural, Porto
2014 - Execution of one of his most iconic murals in Porto, in the Massarelos area, demonstrating his mastery over large surfaces and the integration of typography with illustration.
2015 - Participation in Iminente Festival (Oeiras/Lisbon)
2015 - Participation in Tons de Primavera Festival (Viseu)
2015 - Participation in SM'arte Festival (Bragança)
2016 - Participation in Agitágueda Festival (Águeda)
2017 - CNJS collective exhibition, Circus Network (Porto)
2018 - Creation of an artistic installation, Boom Festival (Idanha-a-Nova world)
2019 - Establishment of partnership "Artista Super Bock"
2019 - Participation in the RUDA International Urban Art Festival, Bogota (Colombia)
2019 - Participation in Wool Fest, (Covilhã)
2019 - Participation in the International festival "Santo Antão" (Cabo Verde)
2020 - Participation in 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 ZUART Festival (Milan, Italy)
2022 - Individual Exhibition Circus Network (Porto)
2022 - Participation in the International NUMU FEST (Ecuador)
2022 - Participation in the Putruca Festival (Freamunde)
2022 - Individual Exhibition Crack Kids (Lisbon)
2022 - Christmas window decoration for the brand VANS.
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 International POMPEI STREETART festival (Italy)
2025 - Artistic Residency / Collective Exhibition LAC (Lagos)
2025 - Participation in the International SOFIA STREET festival (Sofia, Bulgaria)
2025 - Participation in the International SNOSATRA festival (Stockholm, Sweden)
2025 - Participation in the International STREET ART FRAUENFELD festival (Switzerland)