Work, Buy, Consume, Die
2019
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Never
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Sex, Drugs, Rock, Facebook
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Peace, Love, Orgasm, Tinder
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Sleep, Eat, Work, Die
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Silence, Laugh, Applause, Cry
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Nations, Borders, People, Hell
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Truth, Lie, Fiction, Whatever
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm




Cave, Fire, Prisoners, Internet
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm



Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, Xanax
2020
Silkscreen print on 300gr cotton paper
100 x 70 cm

Images: © Fábio Colaço.


CMYK is an on going series of silkscreen prints based on the CMYK color model (cyan, magenta, yellow, black).
The game of colors visually links the groups of words in a current reading - left to right, top to bottom - leaving open the interpretation of what each set can mean in different points of view.
The words are written with Helvetica font, widely used in advertising anf the silkscreen process as well, shares their commercial and captivating nature in a different sense. The words that make up the series are mostly part of the current popular glossary and gain new readings and meanings through the passing of time.