Collection: Flávio Horta, visual artist

Flávio Horta was born in 1975 in Évora and grew up in Figueira dos Cavaleiros, in the municipality of Ferreira do Alentejo. Now living in Beja, he is a self-taught artist who showed an early passion for drawing and painting. Deeply influenced by the rural landscape of Alentejo, his work blends geography, memory, and emotion.

Horta’s paintings reflect a contemporary realism that unites tradition and modernity. His figures—often shepherds, rural workers, and anonymous people—embody both the past and the present, appearing with modern symbols such as tattoos, baseball caps, or t-shirts alongside traditional rural elements. This contrast creates a poetic dialogue about identity, belonging, and social change in today’s countryside, where tradition meets transformation.

His minimalist backgrounds emphasize light, silence, and human presence, allowing each figure to stand out as if emerging from memory or dreams.

Flávio Horta’s works are part of several private collections in Portugal and abroad. He has exhibited in numerous cultural institutions, including the Manuel da Fonseca Cultural Center, Casa do Alentejo in Lisbon, Casa do Cante in Serpa, and Howard’s Folly Gallery in Estremoz, among others.

He is also the cofounder of IP2N4-ART, an artistic movement that promotes contemporary art inspired by the human and cultural landscape of the Alentejo region.