Filipe Curado
Overview
Suspended Tree
"I would love for people to feel some beauty and originality, so that for a moment they could transport themselves to another imaginary and special place. "
Filipe Curado (b. 1978, Leiria, Portugal) carves life into stone. The largely self-taught sculptor has spent over two decades transforming white Portuguese marble into organic forms that pulsate with vitality - trees that breathe, and surfaces that suggest movement despite material permanence.
Since his 1998 debut at Galeria Capitel, Curado has participated in over 50 exhibitions internationally, with works held in prominent public and private collections worldwide. His primary inspiration is nature - its cycles, magic, and mystery.
Celebrated for his tree-inspired sculptures, Curado explores trees as metaphors for life, growth, and spiritual continuity. Though marble remains his primary medium, he works across resin, metal, wood, and stone.
Curado's sculptures serve as mirrors to human experience, inviting viewers to interpret life through form, texture, and spatial presence in contemplative encounters that transcend boundaries.
Works
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Outcrop II
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Outcrop III
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Suspended Tree
Biography
Filipe Curado
"Without a doubt, my greatest source of inspiration is nature - its manifestations, its cycles, its magic and its mystery. I mainly use white marble, because it is a noble stone and enhances the sculpture, creating an aesthetic consistent with what it represents."
Filipe Curado (b. 1978, Leiria, Portugal) carves life into stone. A largely self-taught sculptor, Curado has spent over two decades transforming white Portuguese marble into organic forms that pulsate with vitality - trees that appear to breathe and surfaces that suggest movement, despite their material permanence.
Since his first exhibition in 1998 at Galeria Capitel in Leiria, Filipe's work has commanded attention across Portugal and internationally. He has participated in over 50 exhibitions over ther span of his career, and his sculptures are held in prominent public and private collections around the world.
Curado's primary source of inspiration is nature - its manifestations; its cycles; its magic and mystery. While he explores diverse themes, he is particularly celebrated for his tree-inspired series of sculptures that examine the morphology and symbolism of trees as enduring metaphors for life, growth, and spiritual continuity. The works convey organic fluidity, revealing Curado's remarkable ability to evoke movement from stone.
White Portuguese marble remains his primary medium, although Curado demonstrates versatility across other materials too, including resin, metal, wood, and other types of stone. This material diversity reflects his belief that sculpture should serve as a mirror to human experience - revealing how we live, feel, and relate to the world.
Filipe Curado's marble sculptures invite viewers to interpret life through exquisite form, texture, and spatial presence, creating contemplative encounters that transcend boundaries.
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