Ricardo Jorge Brito (rjmb)

Maia, Portugal •

Artist (Painting) •

Born 1970 •

Ricardo Brito.

I was born in Paranhos, Oporto , on the 13th July 1970.
I attended the Architecture course at Escola Superior Artística do Porto between 2000 and 2003, having given up at the end of the 3rd year.
This was followed by 2 years 100% devoted to Painting. The result appeared at the end of 2004 with the realization of an individual exhibition with about 70 works all elaborated during that period of time.
In 2005 I entered in Universidade Lusófona do Porto where I concluded, in 2011, the Integrated Master in Architecture.
With the course finished, I went to work in Africa, in Mozambique in the city of Maputo. Africa changed the way I saw the world until then in several aspects. The feeling of being in Africa is inexplicable. I was fortunate enough to make friends among very good people. Some are excellent painters, with proven track records and from who I have learned a lot and hope to continue to learn. Africans are masters in the use of colours in almost every aspect of life. Colour in Africa is different, you can't explain it but you feel it and live with her every day.
After this fabulous experience in Mozambique I went to work in London.
London is one of the richest cities in the world, culturally speaking. It doesn't have the colour or the climate of Africa but it pays off it with it great cultural side.
After having been here for about 5 years (2012 to 2017), in December 2017 I returned to Mozambique. It had been 5 years and I really wanted to go back to Africa. I spent 3 fabulous years there.
In January 2020 I return to the UK. I return with new ideas, a much more open mind and a great desire to take back a part of my life that had long been dormant.

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