BIOGRAPHY
Antonio Domingos was born in Portugal, and lives in the city of Oporto. He is a painter by training, yet photography has become his primary tool of expression. His creative journey is rooted in a minimalist approach, guided by the principles of geometry and the Golden Ratio. Where canvas once guided his hands, he now searches for harmony in the surfaces of walls, doors, and windows—spaces marked by time, weather, and human presence.
His work explores the quiet order found in everyday materials: weathered wood, rusted metal, concrete, and industrial textures. Through careful observation, he seeks to reveal the beauty in imperfection and the transformation that occurs as materials age and decay. Each composition is a study in balance—vertical and horizontal lines echoing the fundamental directions of our universe.
Whether painting or photographing, he is drawn to simplicity, structure, and the subtle stories told by surfaces. His art invites viewers to pause, look closely, and discover the hidden harmonies that shape our environment.
CV
António Domingos was born in 1957, in Porto.
He holds a degree in Painting from FBAUP. Since 1978, he has participated in several collective exhibitions,
alongside his teaching activities.
Solo Exhibitions
2026 – “Primeiras Impressões”, photography – Cooperativa Árvore, Porto
2014 – “À superfície” (On the Surface), photography – A Cadeira de Van Gogh, Porto;
2013 – “Era de noite” (It Was Night), engraving – Galeria Quadras soltas, Porto;
2011 – “Sete Mares” (Seven Seas), painting – Galeria Símbolo, Porto;
2010 – “Miragaia”, photography – A Cadeira de Van Gogh, Porto;
2009 – “Work in Progress”, photography – A Cadeira de Van Gogh, Porto;
2008 – “Sete Mares”, painting – Galeria Municipal, Lajes do Pico;
2007 – “Doze Casas” (Twelve Houses), painting – Clube Literário do Porto;
2006 – “Simetrias”, painting – Galeria Santa Clara, Coimbra;
2005 – “A Divina Proporção” (Divine Proportion), painting – Galeria
do Vilar / Árvore, Porto; Museu de Ovar; Pousada de Santa Marinha
da Costa, Guimarães; Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão, Porto;
2004 – Municipal Museum of Paços de Ferreira.
STATEMENT
In my recent work, I establish a dialogue between photography and painting, intervening on architectural elements and other surfaces marked by time, use, and the transformation of matter. My interest lies in the visual richness that emerges from these surfaces — in their chromatic variations, textures, irregularities, and subtle complexity.
Through the introduction of digital painterly gestures, I seek to reinforce the material presence of the image, combining observation and intervention. The composition is structured by the Golden Ratio, understood as an impersonal and historically grounded formal principle that organizes the image with clarity, balance, and rigour.
My work aims to reveal the transformation of matter through form, colour, and composition, constructing images in which the surface asserts itself as an active field of visual relations.
