Miguel Rodrigues is a Portuguese contemporary artist. His work employs the baroque period and its history as an object of reflection, arriving at what he calls ‘The Hyperbaroque’. His artworks are theatrical, inspired by the hyper-realities of society, the market and propaganda. Miguel's work uses the colour gold, reinforcing the idea that being gold plated,creates an instant understanding of luxury and power; hereby playing with our perceptions of value and beauty. Pulling us by one arm into his dream land, and by the other to a far more familiar view of reality.
Miguel studied Sculpture at the Faculty of Fine Arts, in Lisbon. He now shows his works throughout Portugal, across Europe, Turkey and more recently in Dubai and Bahrain. Having collaborated with important Heritage European sites such as the Catherine Palace (St Petersburg), the Skapi Sabanci Museum (Istanbul), the Mayer Van den Bergh Museum (Antwerp). Miguel is currently working and living in Lisbon.
Selected Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
(2023) "Catarina", AWC Gallery, Dubai / UAE
(2023) "Catarina", Igreja de Santa Catarina, Lisbon / Portugal
(2023) "Hyperbaroque Journey", 42 Maslak - Mariana Custódio Gallery, AWC Gallery; Istanbul / Turkey
(2023) "Miguel Rodrigues a Portuguese Artist", Art Center, Bahrain Gallery, Ministry of Culture Bahrain; Manama / Bahrain
(2019) "La Beauté - Uma viagem ao Barroco de São Petersburgo", Camões, Lisbon / Portugal
(2018) "La Fuite" Galveias Palace and Lybrary, Lisbon / Portugal
(2017) "L’inauguration de hyperbaroque - Le profond, le sublime ... et le frivole", ACERT, Tondela / Portugal
Collective Exhibitions
(2023) "Cloud 9", Muse Contemporary Gallery, Bodrum / Turkey
(2023) "DIFC Sculpture Park", Gate Avenue DIFC, AWC Dubai, Dubai / UAE
(2023) "Celebration With Friends", AWC Gallery, Dubai / UAE
(2022) Boom Festival, Arroz Studios, Idanha-a-Nova / Portugal
(2022) "In Marvila", Marvilla Art District, Lisbon / Portugal
(2022) "Together In Different Ways", AWC Gallery, Dubai / UAE
(2022) "So Far, Yet So Close" Mariana Custódio Gallery, London / United Kingdom
(2021) "Local Goes Global", ANJE Pop-up Gallery, Paris / France
(2021) "New Era for Humanity", Movart Gallery, Lisbon / Portugal
(2021) "Rare Efect vol2 - an NFT Festival", Arroz Studios, Lisbon / Portugal
(2020) Pop-Up Casa 70, Casa 70 Gallery, Lisbon / Portugal
(2019) "Festival dos Canais", Aveiro / Portugal
(2019) "5th Espinho Bienal" Espinho Museum, Espinho / Portugal
(2018) "International Biennial of Contemporary Sacred Art", Pio XII Museum Braga / Portugal
(2018) Glo’Art, Lanaken / Belgium
(2017) "Dream Castilho", Castilho 203, Lisbon / Portugal
(2017) "Symphonic Gardens", Gramaxo Foundation, Maia / Portugal
(2017) "Thinking Baroque" - ARTMAP; Braga / Portugal
(2017) "Resgaste \ Sauvetage ", Radio Palace, Lisbon / Portugal
Work Presentation
(2021) Santa Clara Nova – Coimbra, Portugal
(2020) Sao Vicente de Fora Monastery, Coimbra, Portugal
(2018) Sakip Sabancı Museum – Istanbul, Turkey
(2018) Catherine Palace – St Petersburg, Russia
(2018) Museum Van Den Bergh – Antwerp, Belgium
(2017) Mechanism of the Carillons – National Palace of Mafra, Portugal
(2017) Chapel of Saint John the Baptist – Church of Saint Roch, Lisbon
(2016) L’atelier – SAMS of SBSI, Lisbon, Portugal
(2016) Joanina Library, Coimbra University – Coimbra, Portugal
Art Fairs
(2023) Mariana Custódio Gallery; 18th Contemporary Istanbul - Turkey
(2023) Muse Contemporary Gallery; ARTWeeks@Akaretle - Turkey
(2022) Mariana Custódio Gallery; 17th Contemporary Istanbul - Turkey
(2022) art Sümer Gallery; Bloom Contemporary Istanbul - Turkey
(2022) art Sümer Gallery; ARTWeeks@Akaretler - Turkey
(2021) Mariana Custódio Gallery; 16th Contemporary Istanbul - Turkey
(2019) Casa dell’Arte; 15th Contemporary Istanbul - Turkey
Art Residences
(2018) Art Department, Casa Dell’arte, Istanbul - Turkey
(2018) Glo’art, Lanaken - Bélgium
(2017) Pensar o Barroco | Camara Municipal de Braga - Braga, Portugal
Public Artworks
Shaikh Ebrahim Center (Bahrain) | DIFC (Dubai) | Kismet by Milka (Dubai) | Andaz Prague - a concept by Hyatt (Prague) | St Regis Doha Hotel (Qatar) | 39 Kalamış Marina Hotel (Istanbul) | Casa Dell’arte Hotel (Lisbon)
Private Art Collections
RAK Art Foundation (Bahrain); Papko Art Collection - Öner Kocabeyoglu Collection (Turkey); Büyükkuşoğlu family Collection (Turkey); Elizabeth and Alain Pacquement Collection (France); Colecção Paulo Tavares (Portugal); Narongdej’s private art collection (Thailand); Fronteira Palace (Portugal)