JUCAPINGA BORN IN PORTUGAL TO CAPE VERDEAN PARENTS.

HIS TRUE PASSION HAS ALWAYS RESIDED IN CREATING CHARACTERS, ILLUSTRATING THEM AND USING THEM AS COMPOSITIONS IN FICTION.

HIS INFLUENCES ARE FIRMLY CONNECTED WITH HIS ROOTS, BACKGROUND AND RESEARCH FROM THE STREET CULTURE WHERE HE GREW UP,  ALL THIS COMES TO LIFE WITH THE WARM COLOURS HE USES AND THE ‘CUT AND PASTE’ TECHNIQUE WHICH RELIES ON SIMPLE MATERIALS.