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Established in 2010 and consolidated in its present form in 2013, Underdogs works with a diversified roster of Portuguese and international artists connected with the urban inspired contemporary art universe, fostering the development of close relationships between creators, the public, and the city with the aim of promoting art as an everyday experience.
Underdogs joined forces with MINI Portugal, inviting four contemporary artists with unique creative visions to reflect on the theme of diversity and create a limited series of MINI rooftops. With strong ties to a variety of cultural expressions within the urban art movement, each artist developed a composition that unites their original aesthetics with a variety of interpretations about the meaning and importance of diversity.
Artists & Rooftops
Illustrator, designer and visual artist Ana Humana created a rooftop that reflects her vision of acceptance and tolerance as a pillar for a more free, balanced and united society, celebrating the diversity of our cultural and social experiences.
Artist, graphic designer, sculptor and educator André da Loba devised a rooftop that portrays the city through which the car passes. A vivid and colourful reflection of the incessant life that inhabits urban structures.
Fidel Évora's rooftop is inspired by a song the artist heard in a documentary that explores life and art in his native Cape Verde. The concept focuses on diversity as a tool to create equal opportunities, especially in the context of African women.
Visual artist and illustrator Tamara Alves created a rooftop that looks at equality in its more primordial dimension: a universal origin. With a composition presenting the figure of a woman with various skin tones, she created a statement about our essence and evolution, and how diversity is the main component that enriches us.
