The Musée Ariana is pleased to present António Vasconcelos Lapa. Extra-nature from 11 April 2025 to 4 January 2026 in our contemporary creations space. António Vasconcelos Lapa, is on internationally exhibited artist, who offers a singular vision of contemporary Portuguese ceramics, combining technical mastery with boundless imagination.

António Vasconcelos Lapa (Lisbon, 1945) is a multidisciplinary artist. He creates azulejos and three- dimensional ceramics, as well as illustrations and tapestries. Through ceramics, his preferred medium, he develops a vocabulary inspired by nature, with exuberant, fairytale-like forms. He confidently incorporates metal elements, bringing dynamism and sound to some of his pieces. The interplay of proportions and the bright colour palette add to the sensory aspect and the element of artifice.

His work has been exhibited regularly in a range of institutions and also in numerous public parks. For Extra- nature, nature takes over the exhibition space, transforming it into a garden. Vasconcelos Lapas opens the doors to a world apart, an extraordinary environment in which fauna and flora are reinterpreted. Lush vegetation, multicoloured fruit and strange creatures populate this psychedelic biotope. The artist invites visitors to a sensory experience with a selection of works that can be touched!