--- author: Jan Brennenstuhl categories: - Art Shows cover: alt: 'Pedro Matos: Portrait or Urban Reality?' height: 840 src: https://www.urbanartcore.com/pedro-matos-urban-reality/pedro-matos-urban-reality.jpg width: 1880 credit: '' date: '2010-06-08T10:03:22Z' description: With his most recent solo-exhibition in Lisbon, Portuguese urban artist Pedro Matos will probably earn a lot of fame in the international art world. Here are some first photos... tags: - Portraiture - Pedro Matos - European Urban Art - Art Exhibition - Art Photography title: 'Pedro Matos: Portrait or Urban Reality?' url: https://www.urbanartcore.com/pedro-matos-urban-reality/ --- # Pedro Matos: Portrait or Urban Reality? As you maybe know, Portuguese artist **Pedro Matos** opened [his solo-exhibition](/pedro-matos-urban-reality-show/) called “Reality Show” four days ago in Lisbon. Today he sent in some first photos from the opening evening at Montana Shop & Gallery... In my eyes, Pedro’s style is really mad! I love these dirty backgrounds and the highly detailed portraits in the foreground. It’s a very special combination of quick spray-painting and marker techniques on the one hand and traditional oil and acrylic painting techniques on the other hand. But that mixture raises a question: Portrait or Urban Reality? Are Pedro Matos’ artworks more street influenced or *just* contemporary fine art? I don’t know whether it’s important to make a difference, but it was the first that came into my mind when I cast an eye on the exhibition photos. I should ask him, but I actually know the answer, because his blog is called [“this is not a portrait”](http://thisisnotaportrait.blogspot.com/2010/06/reality-show-opening.html)! And know take a look at Pedro Matos’ urban *Reality Show*... ![pedro matos - reality show]() pedro matos - reality show ![pedro matos - urban art show]() pedro matos - urban art show ![pedro and friend]() pedro and friend ![pedro matos artwork]() pedro matos artwork By the way, [a birdie whispered to me](http://www.stick2target.com/reality-show) that the show is already sold out!