APOLO TORRES :: Visual Artist
Born on May 2, 1986 in Diadema, SP, Brazil. Currently lives in São Paulo.
Graduated in Industrial Design at Mackenzie University, in São Paulo (2008), he studied painting and creative processes at the School of Visual Arts, in New York (2013). With individual exhibitions in Brazil, Italy and the United States, and participation in mural festivals and group exhibitions in several countries, Apolo is an exponent of Brazilian contemporary muralism. His work addresses invisibilization in paintings featuring superimposed layers, ranging from a planetary perspective, encompassing the formation of cities and their impact on ecosystems, to an individual one, involving social and familial interactions. Through the use of juxtaposition, he seeks ways to grapple with the legacies of erasure, envisioning futures less affected by their consequences.
SOLO SHOWS
2021 - UM DIA ANTES - Luis Maluf gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2018 - JANELAS - Luis Maluf gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2017 - TEMPERATURE - Urban Walls Brazil - Annapolis, USA
2017 - AMPLITUDE - Luis Maluf gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2016 - OMNIPRESENÇA - A7MA gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2015 - EMERGERE - Davide Rosillo Contemporary - Arce, Italy
2010 - TEMPESTADE - Verbo gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2008 - PRESENÇA - Verbo gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
SELECTION OF COLLECTIVE SHOWS
2023 - OCUPAÇÃO IBORU - Rio de Janeiro - Brazil
2023 - MY SONG - Davide Rosillo Contemporary - Formia, Italy
2021 - ATELIÊ ABERTO - ULM Residence - São Paulo, Brazil
2020 - ARTE COMO RESPIRO - Itaú Cultural - São Paulo, Brazil
2020 - DRIVE THRU ART - Arca - São Paulo, Brazil
2018 - IV GRAFFITI FINE ART BIENNIAL - Memorial da América Latina - São Paulo, Brazil
2017 - SÃO PAULO STREET ART - Davide Rosillo Contemporary - Gaeta, Italy
2016 - FROM WALL TO THE GALLERY - Davide Rosillo Contemporary - Gaeta, Italy
2015 - FUTURO - Pixel Show - São Paulo, Brazil
2014 - HANDMADE 5 - Nuvem gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2013 - PERSONIFICAÇÃO - Hebraica gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2013 - FOUNTAIN ART FAIR - Installation for Mighty Tanaka Gallery - New York, EUA
2012 - IMOBILIDADE URBANA - Parede Viva gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2011 - HANDMADE II - Nuvem gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2011 - 7ª UNE BIENNIAL- Museum of the Republic - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2010 - NÃO É A MONALISA - Nuvem gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2009 - LICHEN - Factory Fresh gallery - New York, USA
2008 - COLAGEM COTIDIANA - Spazio Boglioli - Milan, Italy
2008 - REGISTRO URBANO - Verbo gallery - São Paulo, Brazil
2008 - BUNKYO - São Paulo, Brazil (Honorable Mention)
2008 - PROFILO D’ARTE - Milan, Torino, Brescia, Reggio Emilia, Ferrara and Rome – Italy
FESTIVALS AND PUBLIC PIECES
2026 - OLHE PRA CIMA - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2024 - MUSEUM MURALS - Arnhem, Netherlands
2023 - POA EM CENA - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2022 - ARTE SALVA - Porto Alegre, Brazil
2022 - NALATA - São Paulo, Brazil
2020 - MUSEU DE ARTE DE RUA - São Paulo, Brazil
2019 - BRASIL SUMMERFEST - New York, USA
2019 - FESTIVAL LES ESCALES - Saint Nazaire, France
2018 - DUBAI STREET MUSEUM - Dubai, UAE
2018 - PIXO ASSO - Paris, France
2018 - ART UNITED US - Kiev, Ukraine
2017 - URBAN WALLS BRAZIL - Annapolis, USA
2017 - UPEA - Helsinki, Finland
2017 - ART RUA - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
2016 - 25 NOVEMBRE - Fondi, Terracina and Scauri - Italy
2016 - NOITE ILUSTRADA - São Paulo, Brazil
2016 - ALÉM DA RUA - Beberibe, Brazil
2016 - EDUCATION IS NOT A CRIME - São Paulo, Brazil
2015 - MEMORIE URBANE - Arce, Formia and Gaeta - Italy
2015 - 23 DE MAIO - São Paulo, Brazil
2014 - REVIVARTE - São Paulo, Brazil
RESIDENCIES
2021 - USINA LUIS MALUF - São Paulo, Brazil
2019 - ANNEX B - New York, USA
EDUCATION
BA Industrial Design (Visual Programming) - Mackenzie University - São Paulo, Brazil
Realistic Figure and Portrait Painting - School of Visual Arts - New York, USA
The Painting of Light - School of Visual Arts - New York, USA
Interpreting the Self - School of Visual Arts - New York, USA