Descripción del Artista
Born in Lisbon in 1979. As of 2010 he stopped signing his artwork as Ivo Moreira and began signing Bassanti.
In 1997 he completed Curso Geral de Artes, Escola António Arroio, immediately beginning his studio artwork at Ateliers de S. Paulo, in Lisbon.
In 1999 he was invited to pursue his painting artwork at Galeria Zé dos Bois where he stayed as an artist‑in‑residence until 2013.
In 2007 he briefly attended Faculdade de Belas Artes de Lisboa where he soon realised that the academy could no longer offer him the sustainability he needed for his search, and as a result he has followed a path where his knowledge of things is essentially empirical.
His artwork conveys an intense autobiographical search of a primarily intuitive nature in which the building process is increasingly more relevant in terms of the final outcome. His personal path and artwork mutually influence one another merging into one sole movement where actions, experience, artwork and thought continuously unfold one another. In this regard, his travels have soon begun to play a fundamental role in his evolution and growth, offering essential platforms for understanding the contexts within which he operates. By questioning what is familiar and by being permeable to assimilate what is new, his artwork reflects a constant journey inside and outside himself.
Since 1995 he has consistently worked on graphic diaries and artist books as a means to record his travels.
He has been in several artist residencies, among which: Basel (1997), sharing the studio of painter Daniel Böemle; Salvador da Bahia (2000‑2001) and Goa (2003‑2004), in independent studios; Morocco (itinerant); Berlin (2007 and 2010), at Spukkommune; New York (2009), at Point B; Paris (2010), at 59 Rivoli; Hamburg (2010), at Gängenviertel; Porto (2011), at Casa Amarela; Tarrafal, Cape Verde (2013); Chiang Mai, Thailand, at Lhompran Centre (2014).
Since 2010 his artwork has stretched over more diversified scenarios beginning to explore other areas (through the eyes of painting) such as writing, music, performance, photography, video, textiles, silk screening, mural painting, installation and cooking, sometimes working in partnership with other artists.
Formación. 01 oct de 2024 - 04 abr de 2025 / PHotoEspaña / Madrid, España
