Artist Spotlight

Vincent Cheang is the founder and creator of Macau’s original brand named after the long-gone “Workers’ Sports Ground” of the city.

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Ana Aragao steps into the limelight debuting her solo exhibition in Macau with “Imaginary Beings”. All the way from Porto, Portugal, Aragao is an inspiring artist with an architecture background prominently featured in her artworks.

“If you think that you’re going to be really good then you have to persist and endure. Keep making music for people to see and notice and somewhere along the line, an opportunity will appear.”

If my daughter wants to play music, then I would say, “I think if you like something and you want to do it, you must go and follow your dream”.

“I think Macau is a place to live in and not just visit. You can feel busy and yet quiet and that’s something exceptional for a place.”

I think illustration is simple and inclusive. It does not refer to a medium (digital, analog, material), as I mentioned before, and also does not link to any particular context content, although some of the pieces are very close to comic strip style.

Carlos Sena Caires is assistant professor and coordinator for the Department of Design, Faculty of Creative Industries at the University of St. Joseph and is also an artist with work currently showing at the Barcelona X Macao Art of Illustration Exhibition.

Showcasing his illustrations portraying the narrative inside the courtroom, television producer for TDM Macau Pedro Lemos creates a visual story that surpasses creativity but stays within the realm of reality.

“When I was younger I always thought that the Macau dance scene was small, but when I got to meet more local dancers I realized that there is a big dance scene out there in Macau especially in the underground dance battles they host.”