Vinicius Almada

Vinicius Almada was admitted to the courses of Social Sciences at the University Complutense and of Administration at the Rey Joan Carlos University in Madrid but decided to dedicate himself to the visual arts. He studied direction of photography for digital cinema at the Instituto del Cine in Madrid and then specialised in After Effects and Mapping at the Escola d’Informatica y Disseny in Barcelona. He worked in Granada, Spain under the name StrbVJ where he developed the project YuRP: visual compositions based on iconic images of European pictorial or sculptural art, created to accompany pieces of pieces of pop, electronic and experimental music in VJ sessions. In Tavira, where he now lives, he created such compositions in collaboration with guitarist Josué Nunes for the show Duet for Classical Guitar and Visual Compositions. His work has been seen in the Algarve in various places, such as Ciência Viva, Casa Álvaro de Campos, Casa das Artes de Tavira, Pessoa’s Café, Almariado, Casa dos Condes de Alcoutim and the Municipal Library in Olhão.. Since 2016 he has been responsible for the graphic and communication design of the annual event of Festa dos Anos de Álvaro de Campos (Álvaro de Campos’ Birthday Party), whose logo he designed in 2015.