Duarte Amorim is a graphic designer and an audiovisual artist living in Amsterdam.
Studied communication design in the Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Porto and founded the graphic design studio Bolos Quentes in Porto. He has now more than 10 years of experience and his work covers several areas such as graphic design, editorial design, visual identities, multimedia, websites, and video as well as some specific artistic and cultural interventions.
He has collaborated with Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art, Porto City Council, Grupo Amorim, Super Bock/Maus Hábitos, Guimarães 2012, Lovers and Lollypops, Red Bull Cultural Events, MAAT-Museum of Art, among others.
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2017 |
Book reference – “Design by Porto, Porto by Design”, Portugal |
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2016 |
Interview – Bolos Quentes atelier for the publication Planta Baixa & Cardiogramas, Brazil |
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2016 |
Press reference – Público newspaper, Portugal |
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2016 |
Interview – Bolos Quentes atelier in Slanted 27 magazine, Germany |
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2016 |
Interview – Bolos Quentes atelier for the TV program “Design PT” hosted on RTP2, Portugal |
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2015 |
Interview – Bolos Quentes atelier for the Canal 180 and Shutterstock, Portugal |
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2015 |
Book reference – Sub – 40, Art catalogue of the collective exhibition “Sub – 40” curated by José Maia, Portugal |
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2015 |
Book reference – Portugal By Design / Ano do Design Português, curated by Jorge Silva, Portugal |
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2013 |
Book reference – Type Only, Unit Editions, United Kingdom |
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2013 |
Press reference – Creative Review, July issue, United Kingdom |
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2011 |
Press reference – Time Out Magazine, Portugal |
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2011 |
Press reference – Público newspaper, Portugal |
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2010 |
Work selection – ‘II bienal ibero-americana de design’, Spain |
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2010 |
Press reference – Público newspaper, P2 supplement, Portugal |
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2009 |
Interview – TV program “Fotograma” hosted on RTPN, Portugal |
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2008 |
Award – Best Music Video at Ottawa International Animation Festival, Canada |
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2006 |
Work selection – Festival de Vídeo de Corroios, VIDEOCOR, Portugal |
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2006 |
Award – 1st prize in FAST FORWARD, Film Festival Braga, Portugal |
| 2021 | Bitcho Performance art residency with Susana Chiocca and António Lago, Espaço do Tempo, Montemor-o-Novo, Portugal |
| 2021 | Levitação An immersive installation made with Samuel Silva and the collaboration of Haarvöl, Casa da Arquitectura, Matosinhos, Portugal |
| 2020 | Ocupa #5 Collective exhibition with the work “Polissonografia II”, Gnration, Braga, Portugal |
| 2020 | Polissonografia Laser installation for the summer residency laboratories, Gnration, Braga, Portugal |
| 2017 | Design by Porto, Porto by Design Collective exhibition, Palácio dos Correio, Porto City Council, Portugal |
| 2016 | Design da Cultura – Cultura do Design Collective exhibition curated by Márcia Novais and Luís Pinto Nunes, Paços do Concelho, Porto City Council, Portugal |
| 2016 | Homenagem à Cadeira Portuguesa Collective exhibition, a tribute to the portuguese chair, Casa Museu Guerra Junqueiro, Porto, Portugal |
| 2015 | Desejo, Tensão, Transição : Percursos do Design Português Exd’15 Collective exhibition curated by José Bartolo and co-curated by Sergio Alves and Inês Nepomuceno, Experimenta Design EXD’15, Galeria Nave/CMM, Matosinhos, Portugal |
| 2015 | Analógico Humano Digital Collective exhibition, 180 Creative Camp, Abrantes, Portugal |
| 2015 | Um ano a desenhar com a cidade Collective exhibition curated by Paulo Cunha e Silva, Paços do Concelho, Porto City Council, Portugal |
| 2014 | Sub40 Collective exhibition curated by José Maia with the work “Developing”, Porto Municipal Gallery, Portugal |
| 2013 | Janelas Collective exhibition with the work “na Fronteira (ad libitum)” made with Samuel Silva’s poem, Experimenta Design EXD’13, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2011 | Transporto sempre uma viagem Collective exhibition curated by José Maia with the work “Developing”, Galeria Quadrum, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2010 | Developing Exhibition at Fundação, Porto, Portugal |
| 2009 | Está a morrer e não quer ver Collective exhibition curated by José Maia with the work “Turno” made in cooperation with Samuel Silva, Espaço Campanhã, Porto, Portugal |
| 2009 | Skatomize Collective exhibition curated by Rita Garizo with the work “Deep Roy”, Plano B, Porto, Portugal |
| 2008 | The Great Expectations Curated by João Cruz, Galeria Cozinha, Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Porto, Portugal |
| 2008 | Space Off Collective exhibition with the music video “Spong Ice”, Porto, Portugal |
| 2006 | Corpus Cristi Collective exhibition curated by Emílio Remelhe, Corpus Cristi, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal |
| 2005 | Palco Poente Multimedia Installation, 3rd International Festival of Electronic Music & Multimedia Art, BRG, Braga, Portugal |
| 2023 | Unknown Electronics 17 – Range of Uncertainty Visuals using Super8 footage, 3D geometries, along with laser for the event Unknown Electronics 17 at OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2023 | RPU X Polychrome – Range of Uncertainty Visuals using Super8 footage, 3D geometries, along with laser for the event RPU X Polychrome at Contactweg 47, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2023 | Unknown Electronics 16 Laser design for music live acts at Unknown Electronics 16, OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2023 | RPU – Magnolia Sky Laser design for the event Magnolia Sky, The Other Side, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2023 | Bitcho – às escondidas Laser design for the music and performance project of Susana Chiocca, Centro Cultural de Belém, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2023 | Unknown Electronics 15 Laser design for music live acts at Unknown Electronics 15, OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2022 | Unknown Electronics 13 – ADE edition Laser design for music live acts at Unknown Electronics 13, OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2022 | Polychrome Audio x RPU – ADE event Laser design for the instalation of selvatico.collective, Studio/K, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2022 | Unknown Electronics 12 Laser installation for music live acts of Unknown Electronics 12 night , OT301, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 2021 | Bitcho – às escâncaras Laser design for the music and performance project of Susana Chiocca, Teatro Campo Alegre, Porto, Portugal |
| 2021 | The June Solstice – Dj Lynce Laser design for the streaming Dj set of Lynce, Alinea A, Santo Tirso, Portugal |
| 2020 | Duarte Amorim Electronic music live act, Alinea A, Santo Tirso, Portugal |
| 2020 | Bitcho Laser design for the music and performance project of Susana Chiocca, TAGV, Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2020 | Bitcho Laser design for the music and performance project of Susana Chiocca, Teatro Campo Alegre, Porto, Portugal |
| 2019 | zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzp! Live laser design created from sound synthesis for the music project of Miguel Sá and Miguel Carvalhais Passos Manuel, Porto Lounge, Lisbon St. George’s Church, Lisbon |
| 2021 | Colégio das Artes – University of Coimbra Lecture for PhD researchers about multimedia and scenography, Coimbra, Portugal |
| 2019 | Control the Voltage in Modular Synths Workshop about modular synthesizers at Soundshock event, CCOP, Porto, Portugal |
| 2017 | Pecha Kucha Night Braga #03 Short presentation about Bolos Quentes studio work, Braga,Portugal |
| 2014 | ESAD World Graphics Day Short presentation about Bolos Quentes studio work, Matosinhos,Portugal |
| 2013 | ENED 13 Presentation about Bolos Quentes studio work, Porto, Portugal |
| 2013 | ULP – Universidade Lusófona do Porto Seminar for university students about design and Bolos Quentes studio work, Porto, Portugal |
| 2012 | Pecha Kucha Loves Food Short presentation about Bolos Quentes studio work, Lisbon, Portugal |
| 2012 | Wanted Short presentation about Bolos Quentes studio work, Institute of Design in Guimarães – European Capital of Culture 2012, Portugal |
| 2011 | ESAD World Graphics Day Short presentation about Bolos Quentes studio work, Matosinhos, Portugal |
| 2010 | Faculty of Fine Arts – University of Porto Lecture for the first-year students about the design work, Porto, Portugal |
| 2010 | we are ready for our [close-up] Talk, Porto, Portugal |