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Sobral Centeno
Artist from Portugal
Finalist SAF art prize.
Sobral Centeno was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1948, city where he lives and works. With a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (ESBAP), he was granted a scholarship from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (1983-1985), and was professor at
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (1987-2006). His work is included in several collections, such as: Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves (Portugal); Coleção de Arte moderna e Contemporânea - Norlinda e José Lima (Portugal); Kunstmuseum Walter im Glaspalast (Germany); Shoes or No Shoes Museum (Belgium); L’Unesco La Galerie d’Art (France); Institutode Arte Contemporânea (Brazil); Museu de Arte Contemporânea
de Pernambuco (Brazil).
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Sobral Centeno
Artist from Portugal
Finalist SAF art prize.
Sobral Centeno was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1948, city where he lives and works. With a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (ESBAP), he was granted a scholarship from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (1983-1985), and was professor at
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (1987-2006). His work is included in several collections, such as: Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves (Portugal); Coleção de Arte moderna e Contemporânea - Norlinda e José Lima (Portugal); Kunstmuseum Walter im Glaspalast (Germany); Shoes or No Shoes Museum (Belgium); L’Unesco La Galerie d’Art (France); Institutode Arte Contemporânea (Brazil); Museu de Arte Contemporânea
de Pernambuco (Brazil).
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Untitled
Painting by Sobral Centeno
120 x 140 cm • Acrylic on canvas
Location:
Prior Velho, Portugal
Sobral Centeno explores the transmission of memory: within his rapid brushstrokes’ hierarchical chaos, moments of his consciousness are hidden. The confrontation with these explosive gestures in Untitled, at first impact, is almost overwhelming. Among the disorganization, chaos, and chance, hierarchy is quietly present. The expressivity of color and the spontaneous gesture are ruled by layers—a reflection of the artist’s search for an understanding of reality. Within the abstract, the figurative can also be found; rituals, symbolic objects, and ideologies from different civilizations are concealed between the layers of acrylic. Using his art to process and share his experiences, Centeno unfolds his vision of the world, constantly transformed by political and cultural shifts.
His work has been exhibited in Sobral Centeno - desenho 1965 - 2024, Galeria Municipal de Matosinhos (2025); ARCOlisboa, Lisbon (2025), and Drawing Room Lisboa, Lisbon (2024). Sobral Centeno was awarded the Medal of Merit of the city of Porto and Matosinhos in 2024 and 2025, respectively. His monograph, desenho (1965-2024), was published by DOCUMENTA, in 2025.
Location:
Prior Velho, Portugal
About the artist
Sobral Centeno
Artist from Portugal
Finalist SAF art prize.
Sobral Centeno was born in Porto, Portugal, in 1948, city where he lives and works. With a bachelor’s degree in Fine Arts (ESBAP), he was granted a scholarship from Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation (1983-1985), and was professor at
Instituto Politécnico do Porto (1987-2006). His work is included in several collections, such as: Centro de Arte Moderna da Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (Portugal); Museu de Arte Contemporânea de Serralves (Portugal); Coleção de Arte moderna e Contemporânea - Norlinda e José Lima (Portugal); Kunstmuseum Walter im Glaspalast (Germany); Shoes or No Shoes Museum (Belgium); L’Unesco La Galerie d’Art (France); Institutode Arte Contemporânea (Brazil); Museu de Arte Contemporânea
de Pernambuco (Brazil).
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