"Porto" - *Portugal_Luis Corte Real
Luís Corte Real is a Portuguese painter born in 1970 in Porto. He has a degree in painting from the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto.
Corte Real began painting from an early age, and his work is marked by a strong influence from expressionist painting.
His paintings are generally large, and explore themes such as violence, death and decay.
Corte Real's work has been exhibited in several solo and group exhibitions, in Portugal and abroad.
In 2003, he received the Painting Prize from the Luso-American Development Foundation.
Corte Real is a controversial artist, but his work is recognized for its quality and originality.
His painting is an exploration of the darkness of the human soul, and is one of the most important in the contemporary Portuguese artistic scene.
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