About

A need to tell and hear stories is essential to the species Homo sapiens – second in necessity 
apparently after nourishment and before love and shelter - Reynolds Price

Lapo is a contemporary storyteller working with Art Direction and Illustration. Strongly influenced by traditional storytelling, the surrealist idea of automatic drawing and particularly the work of artist Paula Rego and Hariton Pushwagner. Lapo has also been awarded ADC Young Guns 9 from the Art Directors Club NY. Born in 1981 in Rio de Janeiro to Portuguese parents , currently lives and works in Lisbon.