Carlos Dias was born in Mozambique Island in 1953, where he lived until the age of 8.
In 1961, moved to Portugal, first to Benfeita (Arganil), then to Coimbra and finally settle in Porto, the city where he currently lives in.
Bachelor in the School of Fine Arts of Porto. E...
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Carlos Dias was born in Mozambique Island in 1953, where he lived until the age of 8.
In 1961, moved to Portugal, first to Benfeita (Arganil), then to Coimbra and finally settle in Porto, the city where he currently lives in.
Bachelor in the School of Fine Arts of Porto. Exhibits regularly individually and collectively, since 1977.
He is professor in the Porto College of Orphans, since 1980, and at Árvore, artistic cooperative, founded in 1963.
In 1984, he won the prize for sculpture and the “Presence Prize” in the first art exhibition of C. M. Porto.
He directed several puppet theaters and masks construction courses in the Cooperativa Fio de Ariana in Porto and worked as a set designer for RTP, responsible for the set and dolls design for children's programs such as "A Árvore dos Patafurdios " and " Amigos de Gaspar ".
Has a figurative artist, Carlos uses the pseudonym “Alberto Péssimo”. The name “Péssimo” (awful) was the nickname by which his grandfather was known, but his childhood friends call him "Cardoso", heteronym that comes from the school times.
In his literary activity uses the pseudonym "Carlos da Capela", name referring to the parents' home, where he lived, in Benfeita (Portugal), that lies in front of the Chapel of Our Lady of the Assumption. Has has edited several literary works, including "As Alminhas Populares" (1987) and "Dois Almocreves" (2013).
