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Publications
Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). Walking memories, future dreams: Exploring design through cartographies, speculation, and AI. Possibility Studies & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699241283068
Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). La naturaleza camina: Cartografías especulativas e inteligencia artificial para diseñar futuros experienciales. Revista 180, (54). https://doi.org/10.32995/rev180.Num-54.(2024).art-1325
Hildebrand, H. R., & Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). Interfaces Tangíveis e a Inteligência Artificial: Explorando a Interação Humano-Máquina. Mídia E Cotidiano, 18(2), 167-188. https://doi.org/10.22409/rmc.v18i2.62528
Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). Slow drawing : desenho para uma via contemplativa. PhD Thesis. University of Lisbon. https://doi.org/10.57843/ulisboa.fba.00002.2025
Bruscato Portella, G. (2023). A poética da água: O desenho como metáfora de movimento do mar à mão. Revista Convocarte Revista de Ciências das Artes, n. 15. p. 141-162. https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/bitstream/10400.5/101171/1/10_Portela_Convocarte15.pdf
Bruscato Portella, G. (2022). "Conversando com Sam Winston: O desenho como linguagem na ausência de luz" In Queiroz, João Paulo (Ed.). (2022). As Artes Visuais pelos Artistas: Atas do XIII Congresso CSO 2022. Lisboa: Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes. ISBN 978-989-53805-3-4. PP. 473-485. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2021). Slow drawing as a methodology to inhabit, represent and reimagine nature. In: Colóquio Expressão Múltipla V : teoria e prática do desenho : atas das conferências. Dec 15-17, 2021. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G., Linhares, M., Passarinho, H. (2021). 5 Minutes of Drawing: Instagram for scientific, pedagogical and artistic communications in the Covid-19 era. In: Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital - Sigradi 2021. Nov 10-12, 2021, pp. 365-376. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2021). Contemporary Drawing and Ancient Philosophy: the artistic creation as a practice of “care of the Self”. In: Thomas Project: a border Journal for utopian thoughts. 5(1), pp. 137-157, 2021. Link︎︎︎ Text︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2016).Connected objects: a gaze into usability and design of tangible interfaces. Master Dissertation. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2011). Presence + Perception = print. Guide of visual representational techniques applied on print support. Final Graduation Project Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G., et al. (2009). An instantaneous look into the world: Invisible cities // Una mirada instantánea del mundo: Ciudades visibles. In: Arquitecturas del Sur, ISSN 0716-2677, ISSN-e 0719-6466, Vol. 27, Nº. 35 (Agosto) (Ejemplar dedicado a: RESTAURACIÓN Y RECICLAJE), 2009, pp. 26-27. Link︎︎︎
Exhibits & Residencies
Collective Exhibit “73 Barcelonas - MODEL Festival d’Arquitectures de Barcelona” at Museu del Disseny. Barcelona, April 21-30, 2023. Link ︎︎︎
Solo Exhibit “Slow Drawing: desenho, ação, atenção” at Atelier da Graça. Lisbon, April 2023.
International Drawing Research Residency at L’AiR Arts. Paris-France, October 2021. Link︎︎︎
Collective exhibit “Fragile Power of Drawing”. Atelier 11, Paris. Also available online. October, 2021. Link︎︎︎ Artwork︎︎︎
Drawings created for exhibit “Les autòmates: prototips sentimentals“ by the artist Joana Burd, Casa del Mig, Barcelona. September, 2021. Link︎︎︎
Art Residency at Joya:AiR arte+ecología. Almería-Spain. September, 2021. Link︎︎︎
Collective exhibit “O símbolo de uma pandemia”. Faculdade de Belas Artes, Universidade de Lisboa. May, 2021. Link︎︎︎ Drawing︎︎︎
Art Residency at Atelier da Graça. Lisboa-Portugal. May-July, 2020. Link︎︎︎
Other communications
Coordination of online event 5 Minutes of Drawing, from 2020 to 2022. Led interviews with artists: Dipali Dupta, João Catarino, Aline Basso, Anna Chan, Sam Winston, Cecília Corujo, Juan Cavia, Carolina Correia, Carol Prusa, Gary Embury, Gaia Alari, Kiah Kiean, Rita Sabler, Susana Chasse, sunWorks. Check more at 5md.belasartes.ulisboa.pt︎︎︎
Facilitator at Barcelona Dibuixa 2023. Link︎︎︎
Speaker at Webinar Drawing Us In: A Conversation about Contemporary Drawing. Miami, 2020. Link︎︎︎
Participation & interview to podcast “Desver”, Brazil, 2022. Link︎︎︎
Harmonizing user experience in tech companies. Talk at Cubo Summit, São Paulo, March 2017. Link︎︎︎
Interview given to Zero Hora, a newspaper from Brazil. Da UFRGS para o Google: a jovem que conquistou seu lugar na 5ª empresa mais valiosa do mundo. Porto Alegre, 2014. Link︎︎︎
Publications
Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). Walking memories, future dreams: Exploring design through cartographies, speculation, and AI. Possibility Studies & Society, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/27538699241283068
Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). La naturaleza camina: Cartografías especulativas e inteligencia artificial para diseñar futuros experienciales. Revista 180, (54). https://doi.org/10.32995/rev180.Num-54.(2024).art-1325
Hildebrand, H. R., & Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). Interfaces Tangíveis e a Inteligência Artificial: Explorando a Interação Humano-Máquina. Mídia E Cotidiano, 18(2), 167-188. https://doi.org/10.22409/rmc.v18i2.62528
Bruscato Portella, G. (2024). Slow drawing : desenho para uma via contemplativa. PhD Thesis. University of Lisbon. https://doi.org/10.57843/ulisboa.fba.00002.2025
Bruscato Portella, G. (2023). A poética da água: O desenho como metáfora de movimento do mar à mão. Revista Convocarte Revista de Ciências das Artes, n. 15. p. 141-162. https://repositorio.ulisboa.pt/bitstream/10400.5/101171/1/10_Portela_Convocarte15.pdf
Bruscato Portella, G. (2022). "Conversando com Sam Winston: O desenho como linguagem na ausência de luz" In Queiroz, João Paulo (Ed.). (2022). As Artes Visuais pelos Artistas: Atas do XIII Congresso CSO 2022. Lisboa: Sociedade Nacional de Belas Artes. ISBN 978-989-53805-3-4. PP. 473-485. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2021). Slow drawing as a methodology to inhabit, represent and reimagine nature. In: Colóquio Expressão Múltipla V : teoria e prática do desenho : atas das conferências. Dec 15-17, 2021. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G., Linhares, M., Passarinho, H. (2021). 5 Minutes of Drawing: Instagram for scientific, pedagogical and artistic communications in the Covid-19 era. In: Sociedad Iberoamericana de Gráfica Digital - Sigradi 2021. Nov 10-12, 2021, pp. 365-376. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2021). Contemporary Drawing and Ancient Philosophy: the artistic creation as a practice of “care of the Self”. In: Thomas Project: a border Journal for utopian thoughts. 5(1), pp. 137-157, 2021. Link︎︎︎ Text︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2016).Connected objects: a gaze into usability and design of tangible interfaces. Master Dissertation. Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G. (2011). Presence + Perception = print. Guide of visual representational techniques applied on print support. Final Graduation Project Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul. Link︎︎︎
Bruscato Portella, G., et al. (2009). An instantaneous look into the world: Invisible cities // Una mirada instantánea del mundo: Ciudades visibles. In: Arquitecturas del Sur, ISSN 0716-2677, ISSN-e 0719-6466, Vol. 27, Nº. 35 (Agosto) (Ejemplar dedicado a: RESTAURACIÓN Y RECICLAJE), 2009, pp. 26-27. Link︎︎︎
Exhibits & Residencies
Collective Exhibit “73 Barcelonas - MODEL Festival d’Arquitectures de Barcelona” at Museu del Disseny. Barcelona, April 21-30, 2023. Link ︎︎︎
Solo Exhibit “Slow Drawing: desenho, ação, atenção” at Atelier da Graça. Lisbon, April 2023.
International Drawing Research Residency at L’AiR Arts. Paris-France, October 2021. Link︎︎︎
Collective exhibit “Fragile Power of Drawing”. Atelier 11, Paris. Also available online. October, 2021. Link︎︎︎ Artwork︎︎︎
Drawings created for exhibit “Les autòmates: prototips sentimentals“ by the artist Joana Burd, Casa del Mig, Barcelona. September, 2021. Link︎︎︎
Art Residency at Joya:AiR arte+ecología. Almería-Spain. September, 2021. Link︎︎︎
Collective exhibit “O símbolo de uma pandemia”. Faculdade de Belas Artes, Universidade de Lisboa. May, 2021. Link︎︎︎ Drawing︎︎︎
Art Residency at Atelier da Graça. Lisboa-Portugal. May-July, 2020. Link︎︎︎
Other communications
Coordination of online event 5 Minutes of Drawing, from 2020 to 2022. Led interviews with artists: Dipali Dupta, João Catarino, Aline Basso, Anna Chan, Sam Winston, Cecília Corujo, Juan Cavia, Carolina Correia, Carol Prusa, Gary Embury, Gaia Alari, Kiah Kiean, Rita Sabler, Susana Chasse, sunWorks. Check more at 5md.belasartes.ulisboa.pt︎︎︎
Facilitator at Barcelona Dibuixa 2023. Link︎︎︎
Speaker at Webinar Drawing Us In: A Conversation about Contemporary Drawing. Miami, 2020. Link︎︎︎
Participation & interview to podcast “Desver”, Brazil, 2022. Link︎︎︎
Harmonizing user experience in tech companies. Talk at Cubo Summit, São Paulo, March 2017. Link︎︎︎
Interview given to Zero Hora, a newspaper from Brazil. Da UFRGS para o Google: a jovem que conquistou seu lugar na 5ª empresa mais valiosa do mundo. Porto Alegre, 2014. Link︎︎︎