Carlos Mensil
Carlos Mensil (Santo Tirso, 1988) lives and works in Porto.
In 2012, he undertook a Master’s Degree in Painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (Portugal) and a Bachelor’s Degree in Plastic Arts at the same college in 2010. In 2015, he won the “Prémio IPDJ” at the XVIII Bienal de Cerveira, and the year before he received the First Prize during the VIII Bienal de Arte Jovem de Vila Verde.
He has been exhibiting since 2010 in several solo and group exhibitions, such as “And from the dust it shall return” at Travessa da Ermida, Lisbon; “Síntese Activa” at Fórum Arte, Braga; “Handle with care – Portuguese projects” – Instituto Camões, Centro Cultural Português, Luxembourg (2018); “Pensar no vazio” – Galeria Presença, Porto (2018); "15 Minutos de fama" - Extéril, Porto (2017); "Lugares de viagem" - Biennial of Maia, Maia (2015); "Variações de Temperatura" - Collective exhibition of Visual Arts, Palácio das Artes, Porto (2012).
Carlos Mensil’s work is represented in public and private collections in Portugal and abroad, such as Fundação Bienal de Arte de Cerveira, Câmara Municipal de Vila Verde, COTEC Portugal, Galila Barzilai Collection and Donna MacMillan collection.
(Avô) a regar | 2021
Hose, nozzle, brass connectors, bucket, sponge, water pump and water
88 x 170 x 60 cm
Click to enlargeProva de Resistência II e I | 2021
Stainless steel, wood, magnets
40 x 200 x 20 cm | 40 x 100 x 20 cm
Redline | 2020
Peristaltic pump and electronic components, rubber hose, reduction connectors, aluminum and stainless steel structure, gooseberry and steel cables
"Untitled" and "Study for Untitled" | 2018
Stainless steel and nail
(46,5 x 46,5 cm)
140 x 140 x 1.3 cm
Click to enlargePrancha | 2019
Wood, rubber tubes, rubber band, engine and electrical components
https://youtu.be/RLZuZtfreeQ57 x 80 x 23 cm
Click to enlargeCada um pinta como sabe III | 2015
Telephone wire, nails and insulation tape on wall
182 x 495 cm
Click to enlargePensar no vazio | 2018
engine, magnet, fixed structure on fake wall
47 x 31.5 x 17 cm
Click to enlargeOperação Plástica | 2015
Primer, acrylic and screws on copper plate
75 x 75 x 0.2 cm
Click to enlargeEstudo de composição | 2017
Stainless steel tape, iron brackets and nails
20.5 x 12 x 1.3 cm
Click to enlargeSem título | 2017
Stainless steel tape, plastic bag and iron holders
80 x 60 x 2 cm
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Drawing Room | Lisboa
With the participation of Pedro Gomes | Mafalda Santos | Carlos Mensil | Maria Trabulo
Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes, Lisboa
27/10/2021 - 31/10/2021
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AP21
With the participation of Carlos Mensil
Aragon Park, Madrid, ESP
21/07/2021 - 25/07/2021
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"Visible Things"
With the participation of Carlos Mensil | Inês d´Orey | João Pedro Vale e Nuno Alexandre Ferreira | Mafalda Santos | Paulo Catrica | Pedro Gomes | Vasco Araújo | Paulo Quintas | Maria Trabulo
Arco E-Xhibitions (Online)
10/03/2021 - 10/04/2021
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Sitting Targets
With the participation of Roland Fischer | Vasco Araújo | Pedro Gomes | Paulo Catrica | Noé Sendas | Mafalda Santos | João Pedro Vale e Nuno Alexandre Ferreira | Inês d´Orey | Carlos Mensil | Pedro Casqueiro | Paulo Quintas | Maria Trabulo
Artsy online
This online exhibition dwells with the perception of time evoking oeuvres which content or visual affinities recall the target-like clock shape, i.e. time passage.
11/02/2021 - 15/03/2021
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Arco Lisboa is now online!
With the participation of Carlos Mensil | Inês d´Orey | João Pedro Vale e Nuno Alexandre Ferreira | Mafalda Santos | Marisa Ferreira | Noé Sendas | Pedro Gomes | Vasco Araújo
Artsy
Check our online booth at @Artsy
20/05/2020 - 14/06/2020
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Anuário 19
With the participation of Carlos Mensil
Curated by Catarina Miranda, Eduarda Neves, Filipe Marques, Samuel Silva, Simão Bolívar
Palácio das Artes - Fundação da Juventude, Porto
05/03/2020 - 19/07/2020
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And From the Dust it Shall Return
A solo show by Carlos Mensil
Travessa da Ermida, Travessa do Marta Pinto, 21, Lisbon, PT
13/09/2019 - 19/10/2019
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Síntese Ativa
With the participation of Carlos Mensil
Fórum Arte Braga, Braga, PT
12/07/2019 - 12/10/2019
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Sem tocar com os pés no chão
With the participation of Carlos Mensil
Espaço CAOS, Viseu, PT
16/02/2019 - 19/03/2019
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