Nuno Viegas
Nuno Viegas, also known as Metis, is a Portuguese artist born in Faro in 1985 and raised in Quarteira. The founder of the art collective Policromia Crew started his artistic journey with graffiti in 1999. After completing his studies in Visual Arts at the University of Algarve, he moved to Rotterdam, The Netherlands, where he discovered a new artistic identity and began developing his paintings, strongly influenced by the graffiti scene. This has been the focal point of the artist's production and his greatest source of inspiration.
Nuno presents us with a contrast between the visually aggressive and sometimes dirty reality of traditional graffiti and its peaceful and clean representation in his works. The aspiration behind it is a continuous tribute to all those who dedicate part of their lives to this scene, like the Graffiti Writers, who keep it real and alive in a time when the definition of graffiti tends to get blurred and mixed with street art.
In 2016, Nuno worked with Street Art Today in Amsterdam, which launched the artist into the street art scene, and immediately got the attention of Urban Nation Berlin – Museum for Contemporary Urban Art. Over the next years, the artist has been working with Yasha Young Projects, Graffiti Prints, Thinkspace Gallery and Nextstreet Gallery and now we can now see his work expanding through walls and art venues all over the globe, always aiming to improve and move towards his dream - to tag the moon. In the end of 2019, Nuno returned to his hometown, Quarteira, in Portugal, where he is based at the moment.
Calle Libre 2024
In collaboration with Underdogs Gallery
Live Painting 02.09-06.09
Address: Eveline Andrlik Hof, 1020 Vienna
Instagram: @nunoviegas.pt
Website: https://nunoviegas.pt/
Photo by Nika Kramer
COLLABORATION PARTNER
In collaboration with the Lisbon-based Underdogs Gallery, we’re excited to host Nuno Viegas at this year’s festival. His work, rooted in the vibrant energy of the graffiti scene, offers a tribute to the artists who keep this culture alive. As we come together in appreciation of Nuno Viegas source of inspiration, we also come together in celebration of the community that has inspired it—a collective of individuals who bring color and life to our urban spaces.
Instagram: @underdogs_gallery
Website: https://www.under-dogs.net/