Antonio Domingos was born in Portugal, and lives in the city of Porto. He is a painter by training, yet photography has become his primary tool of expression. His creative journey is rooted in a minimalist approach, guided by the principles of geometry and the Golden Ratio. Where canvas once guided his hands, he now searches for harmony in the surfaces of walls, doors, and windows — spaces marked by time, weather, and human presence.
Whether painting or photographing, he is drawn to simplicity, structure, and the subtle stories told by surfaces. His art invites viewers to pause, look closely, and discover the hidden harmonies that shape our environment.
His work explores the quiet order found in everyday materials: weathered wood, rusted metal, concrete, industrial textures... Through careful observation, he seeks to reveal the beauty in imperfection and the transformation that occurs as materials age and decay. Each composition is a study in balance—vertical and horizontal lines echoing the fundamental directions of our universe.
Solo Exhibitions
2026- "Primeiras impressões" (First impressions), photography - Cooperativa Árvore, Porto
2014 – “À superfície” (On the Surface), photography – A Cadeira de Van Gogh, Porto;
2013 – “Era de noite” (It Was Night), engraving – Galeria Quadras soltas, Porto;
2011 – “Sete Mares” (Seven Seas), painting – Galeria Símbolo, Porto;
2010 – “Miragaia”, photography – A Cadeira de Van Gogh, Porto;
2009 – “Work in Progress”, photography – A Cadeira de Van Gogh, Porto;
2008 – “Sete Mares”, painting – Galeria Municipal, Lajes do Pico;
2007 – “Doze Casas” (Twelve Houses), painting – Clube Literário do Porto;
2006 – “Simetrias”, painting – Galeria Santa Clara, Coimbra;
2005 – “A Divina Proporção” (Divine Proportion), painting – Galeria do Vilar / Árvore, Porto; Museu de Ovar; Pousada de Santa Marinha da Costa, Guimarães; Palacete dos Viscondes de Balsemão, Porto;
2004 – Municipal Museum of Paços de Ferreira.
ANTÓNIO DOMINGOS – aesthetic operator of the rectangle
António Domingos' painting struggles between the instinct of form and form dominated by geometry. The former remains alive, close to the impulsive movement of nature. The latter corresponds to the need to find a certain order, regulated by the rule that corrects emotion and also by the emotion that corrects the rule, according to the enlightening words of the notable Cubist painter Georges Braque.