Nuno Barbedo (1983) - Outside invader

Mixed media on cardboard paper.
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 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 path marked by creative constancy: large-scale murals, collaborations in artist residencies, group exhibitions and forays into parallel areas 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 contours, and compositions that oscillate between figurative and abstract. THECAVER's universe creates hybrid worlds, where characters and urban symbols coexist with organic shapes, suggesting a dialogue between the energy of the street and a more contemplative inner poetics.
Based in Porto, but with passages through several cities around the world, THECAVER has been establishing himself as a boundary-breaking artist: irreverent and institutional, faithful to the roots of graffiti but open to contemporary and traditional art.
His work inhabits both the city alleys and galleries, international festivals, and 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 in 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 - Collective 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 - UAT collective 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 mastery over large surfaces and the integration of typography with illustration.
2015 - Participation in Iminente Festival (Oeiras/Lisbon)
2015 - Participation in Primavera Tons 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 art installation, Boom Festival (Indanha 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 International Festival "Santo Antão" (Cape Verde)
2020 - Participation in ESTAU Festival (Estarreja)
2021 - Individual Exhibition, B Gallery (Leiria)
2021 - Participation in the International STAD WANDT KUNST Festival (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 decorations for the VANS brand.
2022 - Participation in the international VIGO CIDADE COR festival (Vigo, Spain)
2022 - Participation in the MURO Festival (Lisbon)
2023 - Individual Exhibition, Pictorial Festival (Vila Real)
2023 - Creation of mural for the ADIDAS brand.
2023 - Participation in the FAZUNCHAR festival (Figueiró-dos-Vinhos)
2023 - Participation in the STREET TALKS 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)