Lisboa International Contemporary Exhibition 23 - Official catalog

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LuísSantos,alsoknownasLS,wasbornandraisedinMarvila,aneighborhoodinLisbon.
LSdiscoveredherpass ionfordrawingasachild,spendinglo nghourscreatingthemes
andcharacters.Marvilahasastrongconnectionwiththe trainline,animportantpartof
theneighborhood'shistoryanddevelopment.Th isconnectionwiththelineandwiththe
graffiti movement has always been a continuous source of inspiration for Lu is, a
connectionthatcanbeseeninsomeofhisartpieces.Hestartedoutasagraff itiwriterin
the neighborhood wherehegrewup , exploitingthe trai ntracks andsp ray inghis illega l
practices.LShassinceevolvedintoawe ll-roundedartist,withaportfoliothatshowcases
hisabilitytoembracedifferentstylesandtechniq ues.LS'sworkaddressesthemessuch
asmulticu lturalism,womenandnature.Heusescolour,triangu lat ionandtrad it iona llace
tocreateaney e-catching,contemporaryresult.LS's work hasbeenshowninsoloand
group exhibitionsatvariousgalleries andevents.He hasalsoparticipatedinurbanar t
festivals suchasMuro-LX,Infinito, Mural- 18 andStoneArt. Hismurals arepresentin
several places, includ ing Lisbon, Alcochete, Leiria and Loures. LS also conducted
workshops with children and youngpeople in Lisbon. He has beeninv ited to press
interv iews andonlinearticles,andhis work has attractedclientssuchasRockinRio,
GaleriadeArteUrbanaandInfraestruturasdePortugal.Thro ughhiswork,LScelebrates
the mu lticul turalism tha tdefinesLisbon,andhisexperienceingraffiti addsdepthand
authenticitytohisart.LSembodiesthespiritofurbanart,andhis work continuesto
ins p ireandcaptivateaudiencesaroundtheworld.


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