Raisonné António Dacosta
Portuguese surrealism
The first online catalog produced about a Portuguese artist
The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation's Center for Modern Art sponsored this online platform that brings together the entire life work of the painter, poet and precursor of the surrealist movement in Portugal, António Dacosta.
“THE WORK OF OUR HANDS”
Converting António Dacosta's Raisonné Catalogue into a digital format was a significant challenge. We aimed to preserve the rigor of the four-year research project while making it accessible online. The catalog, featuring 770 works, offers a complete overview of Dacosta's artistic production.
WORK BY ANTÓNIO DACOSTA ONLINE
António Dacosta's Catalog Raisonné is considered the first online catalog produced about a Portuguese artist. In July 2022, in a more complete and enriched version through a new integrated, attractive and dynamic website.
The information is arranged in chronological order and divided into the following categories: Works, Exhibitions, Biography, Bibliography, Critical Anthology and Essays and Testimonials.
Patrícia Rosas
Curator at Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian
"OUR WORK TOGETHER BROUGHT US THE VERY FIRST ONLINE RAISONNÉ FOR A PORTUGUESE ARTIST"
António Dacosta is now the first Portuguese artist to have his entire work shown online. Our biggest challenge was to find a solution to manage such a huge amount of information, but Mindshaker helped us make that process as simple as possible.