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OF VISUAL ARTIST JOÃO DELFIM
PRINTMAKING / ART DIRECTION / VIDEO / POETRY
EMAIL joaopedrodelfim@gmail.com
PHONE +33 (0)6 41 93 42 71
INSTAGRAM @circus_of_my_mind
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SKILLS
CREATIVE / ART DIRECTION
PRINTMAKING
ILLUSTRATION / GRAPHIC DESIGN
EDITORIAL DESIGN
FILMMAKING / DIRECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHY
POST-PRODUCTION / EDITING
ANALOG / DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
WEBDESIGN / WEBSITE CONCEPTION
Based in Paris, João Delfim is a visual artist, art director and poet originally from Porto, Portugal. After obtaining a Master’s degree in Printmaking from the Ecole des Arts Décoratifs in Paris, he has developed a series of self-publications, using traditional etching techniques to create handcrafted artist books and zines as illustrated, two-dimensional worlds for his poetry. As an emerging printmaker and editorial designer, João draws inspiration from the vintage zine aesthetic and his work often references coming-of-age and homoerotic themes in Western cinema and television culture (John Greyson, Edmund White, Oscar Wilde).
Born in a fishing town in the north of Portugal, where he lived until he was eighteen years old, João’s work often references Portuguese literature and his hometown’s folklore — notably relating to aquatic themes. As an experimental videographer and creative director, João specialises in music video direction and visual collaborations with musicians and performers, in which his passion for both Cinema and Printmaking come together to serve his progressive building of a baroque and magical visual universe of his own.
Diplômé de l’École des Arts Décoratifs de Paris dans le secteur Image Imprimée, la pratique artistique de João Delfim s’inscrit dans une envie de rapprocher les techniques artisanales de la gravure et de l’estampe d’un univers visuel contemporain inspiré de celui du fanzine et de l’édition indépendante. Ces créations prennent, en grande partie, la forme de projets éditoriaux, entre le livre d’art et la micro-édition, avec lesquels les lecteurs peuvent établir un rapport de proximité et d’intimité propre aux objets de collection. L’écriture poétique y prends un place essentielle.
Étant né et ayant vécu jusqu’à l’âge de dix-huit ans à Matosinhos, ville portuaire au nord du Portugal, le folklore portugais — et notamment les thématiques liées à la mer et aux milieux aquatiques — constituent le fil rouge de sa création, juxtaposées à des inspirations homoérotiques et initiatique issues des cultures littéraire et audiovisuelle française et anglo-saxonne. Outre, en tant que Directeur Artistique et Vidéaste, João collabore avec des musiciens dans la conception d’identités visuelles adaptées à des projets d’albums ou encore dans la réalisation de clips vidéo, court-métrages ou autres éléments audiovisuels complémentaires.
SELF-PUBLICATIONS/ARTIST BOOKS
︎︎︎ HYDROTHERAPY
Artist Book/Fanzine, 2024
︎︎︎ I WOULD RECOGNIZE THOSE ABS ANYWHERE
Artist Book/Fanzine, 2024
︎︎︎ BLOW ME: POEMS FOR POSTERS ON A WALL
Artist Book/Fanzine/Poetry, 2024
︎︎︎ WATERWAYS AND FISHERIES: A COLLECTION OF POEMS AND SHANTIES BY SUNFLOWER
Artist Book/Poetry, 2023
︎︎︎ WATERWAYS AND FISHERIES
Collection of Micro-Publications, 2022
︎︎︎ THE BRIGHTEST STAR
Artist Book/Fanzine, 2021
︎︎︎ SWIMMING
Artist Book/Fanzine, 2019
GROUP PUBLICATIONS/COLLABORATIONS
︎︎︎ BOYHOOD SPREADING LIKE WILDFIRE
Artwork for online collaborative project SLANT, 2024
︎︎︎ SHATTERED SIGHT
Illustration for Bog Bodie Press‘s publication Mnemotope 6, 2024
︎︎︎ TU SERAS SEUL: MÉMOIRES D’UN HOMOSEXUEL DE LA BELLE ÉPOQUE AUX ANNÉES FOLLESS (ALAIN ROX)
Cover Design and Illustration for Gay Kitsch Camp’s publication, 2024
︎︎︎ PYROGRAPHY / THE MORNING AFTER
Illustration and Poem for online arts journal Wicked Gay Ways, 2024
︎︎︎ WE DESERVE MUCH BETTER THAN WE’VE HAD
Series of Illustrations for Mag’zine, Group Publication, 2024
EXHIBITIONS/ACCOLADES
ANONYMOUS DRAWINGS
Group Show, Kunstraum Kreuzberg , Berlin, 2024
SLANT: FIRST ISSUE
Group Show, Florence Loewy Gallery, Paris, 2024
LAURÉAT BOURSE FANZINE
ADAGP (Société des auteurs dans les arts graphiques et plastiques), 2024
REGARDS EN BOUQUET
Solo Show, Centre d’Animation Censier, Paris, 2023
RÉTROSPECTIVE EPI’SOL
Group Show, Mairie du 5ème arrondissement, Paris, 2022
GRAVE!
Group Show, Galerie Jules Bossert, Besançon, 2021
GARÇONS-FLEURS EN COULISSES
Duo Show, Episol, Paris, 2021
VIDEOGRAPHY
︎︎︎ FLOCON: HARMONIE DU SOIR
Music Video (Director and Editor), 2024
︎︎︎ ALIMENTATION GÉNÉRALE: EVERYTHING MUST GO
Music Video (Director and Editor), 2024
FLOCON: LA PISCINE AUX SECRETS
Music Video (Director and Editor), 2024
FLOCON: BAIGNOIRE BLEUE
Music Video (Director and Editor), 2024
︎︎︎ FLOCON: LE MAL DU PAYS
Music Video (Director and Editor), 2024
BELLO COME TE
Experimental Short Film, 2023
(Concept, direction with Bilal Alami Badissi)
PRESS
︎︎︎ FLOCON CLÔTURE L’AVENTURE MAËLSTROM AVEC LE CLIP D’HARMONIE DU SOIR
Article on Indie Chronique, 2024
(music video direction mention)
︎︎︎ CELEBRATING THE MOMENT OF GAY AWAKENING
Interview for 10 BOOKS 10 COLORS, 2024
︎︎︎ 10 LAURÉATS REÇOIVENT LA BOURSE FANZINE
Article on ACTUALITTÉ, 2024
︎︎︎ FLOCON EN 10 QUESTIONS
Article on ExtraVaFrench, 2024
(photo credit, music video direction mention)
︎︎︎ COUP D’OEIL POUR BAIGNOIRE BLEUE
Article on Radio France, 2023
(photo credit, music video direction mention)
SCREENINGS
BELLO COME TE: PREMIERE
Ciné Placette, Paris, 2023
TEXT/COMMENTARY
︎︎︎ RED, WHITE AND ROYAL BLUE
Piece on gay romantic comedy Red, White and Royal Blue (2023)
Queer Cinema Archive, 2024
︎︎︎ LIKE IT IS
Piece on gay coming-of-age drama Like It Is (1998)
Queer Cinema Archive, 2024
︎︎︎ THE TALENTED MR. RIPLEY
Piece on Hollywood classic The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
Queer Cinema Archive, 2024
︎︎︎ CRUEL INTENTIONS
Piece on cult-classic Cruel Intentions (1999)
Queer Cinema Archive (Instagram), 2024
FAIRS
SÁBADO FEIRA
Maus Hábitos, Porto, 2024
BRUSSELS ASS BOOK FAIR
Kanal Centre Pompidou, Brussels, 2024
RAIA 10: TRÁFICO DE EDIÇÕES E AFINS
Mercado de Santa Clara, Lisbon, 2024
INDIECON: INDEPENDENT PUBLISHING FESTIVAL
Oberhafen, Hamburg, 2024
STOLEN GOODS: SUMMER BOOK FAIR
Stolen Book Bookshop, Lisbon, 2024
PARIS ASS BOOK FAIR
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2024
FANZINEIST VIENNA: ART BOOK & ZINE FAIR
Atelierhaus der Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien, Vienna, 2024
SAINT-GERMAIN DES PRINTS 2
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2023
PARIS ASS BOOK FAIR
Palais de Tokyo, Paris, 2023
THE GROS MARCHÉ: ÉVÉNEMENT LGBTQI+
Ground Control, Paris, 2023
GALERIE MARCHANDE
Local du Collectif RPZ, Paris, 2022
MARCHÉ D’ILLUSTRATION HIVERNALE
Événement privé, Paris, 2022
MULTIPLE ART DAYS
Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2022
SAINT-GERMAIN DES PRINTS
École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts, Paris, 2022
PARIS ASS BOOK FAIR
Lafayette Anticipations, Paris, 2022
LES PUCES DE L’ILLUSTRATION
Campus Fonderie de l’Image, Paris, 2021
MULTIPLE ART DAYS
Fondation Fiminco, Paris, 2021
MULTIPLE ART DAYS
Cité Griset, Paris, 2019
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VISIT
ALL ARTWORKS ARE ORIGINAL CREATIONS.
© 2024 JOÃO DELFIM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
ALL ARTWORKS ARE ORIGINAL CREATIONS.
© 2024 JOÃO DELFIM. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.