Nuno Barbedo (1983) - Outside invader

Mixed media on cardboard board.
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 consolidated the transition from graffiti to contemporary muralism. He began 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 marked by creative constancy: large-scale murals, collaborations in artistic residencies, group exhibitions and incursions 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 by its chromatic intensity, the use of 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 poetics.
Based in Porto, but with stops in several world cities, THECAVER has been establishing himself as a border artist: irreverent and 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 public 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 - Collective UAT exhibition, Montana Shop & Gallery, Lisbon
2011 - Collective UAT exhibition, 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 over large surfaces and the integration of typography with illustration.
2015 - Participation in Iminente Festival (Oeiras/Lisbon)
2015 - Participation in Primavera Tunes Festival (Viseu) [note: translated as Primavera Tunes; if actual name differs, adjust]
2015 - Participation in SM'arte Festival (Bragança)
2016 - Participation in Agitágueda Festival (Águeda)
2017 - CNJS collective exhibition, Circus Network (Porto)
2018 - Created artistic installation, Boom Festival (Idanha a Nova 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 International Festival "Santo Antão" (Cape Verde)
2020 - Participation in ESTAU Festival (Estarreja)
2021 - Individual Exhibition, B Gallery (Leiria)
2021 - Participation in 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 International Festival ZUART (Milan, Italy)
2022 - Individual Exhibition Circus Network (Porto)
2022 - Participation in International Festival NUMU FEST (Ecuador)
2022 - Participation in Festival Putruca (Freamunde)
2022 - Individual Exhibition Crack Kids (Lisbon)
2022 - Christmas window decor for the brand VANS.
2022 - Participation in the international festival VIGO CIDADE COR (Vigo, Spain)
2022 - Participation in the MURO festival (Lisbon)
2023 - Individual Exhibition, Pitoresco Festival (Vila Real)
2023 - Painted mural for the ADIDAS brand.
2023 - Participation in FAZUNCHAR festival (Figueiró-dos-Vinhos)
2023 - Participation in CONVERSAS NA RUA festival (Amadora)
2023 - Individual Exhibition Galeria Maraca (Vigo, Spain)
2023 - Participation in MAU festival (Palmela)
2025 - Artistic Residency / Individual Exhibition LAC (Lagos)
2025 - Participation in the international Ettelbrook Festival (Luxembourg)
2024 - Individual Exhibition Dedicated Store (Lisbon, Spain)
2025 - Participation in the international POMPEI STREETART festival (Italy)
2025 - Artistic Residency / Group 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)