Vasco Gil da Costa | artist | oil paintings | ink | pointalism | portraits | etching | jazz | blues | ericeira | lisbon | portugal | canetas rotring | preto & branco

Vasco Gil da Costa
Ericeira • Portugal
Artist | Oil | Acrylic

Born in Lisbon, Portugal in 1953, Vasco Gil de Costa may very well be one of Europe's most exceptional contemporary artists, quietly creating a significant repertoire within the sleepy Portuguese fishing village of Ericeira. In partnership with his wife Filomena Almeida, Vasco is proprietor of the cliff-top restaurant, Golfinho Azul (The Blue Dolphin - overlooking Sao Lourenco beach), while also actively painting nearly five to nine hours each day.

With one glance at Gil de Costa's Photorealist drawings, viewers find themselves stunned and engaged with smooth, almost retro Photographic quality, while speechless at the tens of thousands of obsessive-genius pen-strokes (.10mm to 0.35mm) comprising each work.
Utilizing Pointillist and Cross-Hatch technique, Gil de Costa finds inspiration from 1940's and 50's iconic Photographers such as: Eisenstaedt, Charles Peterson, Lee Tanner , Jerry Stoul, and Val Wilmer.

Vasco Gil de Costa attempts to create "perfect tone" within each work, focusing not just on the image itself; rather, the lighting, content, feeling, emotion, and composition of each representation of an era long forgotten within the 21st Century digital age. Case in point, each of Gil de Costa's works can often take two weeks to one month to complete. A hybrid of Expressionism, Pointillism, Photo Realism, and Impressionism, Gil de Costa's works maintain utmost integrity and tradition, while also embracing hints of progressive modernism and postmodernism as well.

Vasco Gil de Costa maintains one of the greatest traits of bold talent, often missed by so many others: humbleness. In a recent conversation with Gil de Costa, the artist commented, "When we believe our work is the greatest, that is when our work falls apart." Though amazingly humble for all of his talent and success, Vasco's work tells a more detailed story of a true Portuguese artist living his dreams and passion, while continually creating a significantly impressive body of work... Vasco is truly a rare find within increasingly hurried and rushed world, given his patient lifelong dedication and brilliant talent clearly displayed within his work, community, and culture.

To contact Vasco Gil de Costa, please email: vasco.gildecosta@gmail.com

Portuguise Phone: 00351919355357

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