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Half Rabbit Mural is a stunning piece of street art all made from rubbish..
The Portuguese artist Bordallo II has covered the grave of António Oliveira Salazar, in the cemetery of the parish of Vimieiro, in Santa Comba Dão, with a.
Bordalo II
Portuguese street artist
Artur Bordalo (born 1987), known professionally as Bordalo II (pronounced and sometimes written Bordalo Segundo), is a Portuguese street artist and self-described artivist.
His work consists mainly of large installations and murals made from recycled trash, with the intention of highlighting waste and over-consumption in our world today.
Early life and education
Artur Bordalo was born in Lisbon in 1987.
As a youth, he spent many hours observing his grandfather, a painter called Artur Real Bordalo, (1925–2017).[1][2] He started doing graffiti art with spray paint on walls when he was 11 years old.[1]
He studied painting at the Faculty of Fine Arts at University of Lisbon in Lisbon for eight years, but never finished the course, instead experimenting with ceramics, sculpture, and other materials.[2]
Career
Bordalo chose the name "Bordalo II" in honour of his grandfather,[2] wh