Ricardo Passos

He was born in 1963. From an early age he fell in love with Art.
He finished high school in Decorative Arts, graduated in Marketing and Publicity (IADE), and also got a degree at Painting on National Society of “Belas Artes”.
During 13 years he participated to our traditional festivities in Lisbon “Marchas Populares”, and won several times the first prize of Arts.
His enormous interest for Popular Traditions, originality and talent made him create popular figures of ceramics, inspirations for two books; “Lisbon - Tales and Memories” published in 2001 and “ Loures – Home of generous people” published in 2005.

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Collections for Sale:

The King On The Belly

MaterI

MaterII

Fat Minds, Thin Souls

Modus Vivendis Aurea

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His main professional activity is based on Graphic Design and painting, allowing the diary notion of conception and formal balance, improving the expressivity and the artistic sensibility.
He belongs to family of Jewellers, although only 4 years ago he became interested in this artistic expression, creating his own pieces, recently he was invited to be jury on a contest “Jewels of Brazil” in order to distinguish young artists .

He was distinguished several times in different areas of artistic expressions - Graphic Design, Painting, Jewellery, Ceramic, Scenography, and is represented in collections in Portugal, Spain, United Kingdom, United States, Brazil and Australia.

In present year one of his masterpieces was included on the British Royal Museum in London and another one on GB Museum in Florence.
He was also distinguished in Malta during the International Biannual and in São Paulo (Brazil) by the Century and Art Institute with a Silver medal and an International honour.