António Dacosta
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António Dacosta was a Portuguese painter and poet. He was born in Terceira Island
, Azores
, where he started his first artistic studies, the latter continued in Lisbon
. He joined António Pedro
at the 1940 Exhibition in Lisbon, that signified the official introduction of surrealism
in Portugal
. The first phase of his painting seems very dramatic, in his references of the island were he was raised and of his time.
He left painting in 1949, and dedicated himself to being an art critic for the next 26 years. He returned to painting in 1975, and in his new phase, the subjects of his art become more poetic and nostalgic.
Terceira Island
Referred to as the “Ilha Lilás” , Terceira is an island in the Azores archipelago, in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean. It is one of the larger islands of the archipelago, with a population of 56,000 inhabitants in an area of approximately 396.75 km²...
, Azores
Azores
The Archipelago of the Azores is composed of nine volcanic islands situated in the middle of the North Atlantic Ocean, and is located about west from Lisbon and about east from the east coast of North America. The islands, and their economic exclusion zone, form the Autonomous Region of the...
, where he started his first artistic studies, the latter continued in Lisbon
Lisbon
Lisbon is the capital city and largest city of Portugal with a population of 545,245 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Lisbon extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of 3 million on an area of , making it the 9th most populous urban...
. He joined António Pedro
António Pedro
António Pedro da Costa was a Portuguese actor, writer and painter born to a prominent family from the Cape Verde Islands, son of José Maria da Costa and wife Elizabeth Savage de Paula Rosa...
at the 1940 Exhibition in Lisbon, that signified the official introduction of surrealism
Surrealism
Surrealism is a cultural movement that began in the early 1920s, and is best known for the visual artworks and writings of the group members....
in Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
. The first phase of his painting seems very dramatic, in his references of the island were he was raised and of his time.
He left painting in 1949, and dedicated himself to being an art critic for the next 26 years. He returned to painting in 1975, and in his new phase, the subjects of his art become more poetic and nostalgic.