Brisa Galeria an art gallery in lisbon

In the works of Daniel Mattar and Antonio Bokel, we encounter two distinct approaches to manipulating the geometry of shapes, yet also imbued with a poetic aura that sets them apart. In one way or another, the form seems to cross points of contact in their processes of work and research, prominently present in gestures closely linked to the act of creation that reveal solutions and inquiries that transcend mere formal concerns, or sometimes verge on an apparent informality. In this aspect, these gestures, so to speak, recall the history of 20th-century art, revisiting practices in painting and sculpture that question methodologies and various compositional variants typified in these disciplines.

Curator João Silvério

From the creative dialogue between the artists Daniel Mattar and Nelson Porto, the shared concept of 'Hiperfície' emerges. This idea, translated into the works presented in the homonymous exhibition, refers to a latent creative space that emerges from the ever growing fault lines between the digital and physical realms.

This exhibition is based on the meeting of two convergent and complementary poetics. Both Francisco Baccaro and Daniel Mattar have Japanese culture as an important visual and conceptual reference.