FERNANDO COSTA was born and raised in Pelorinho, the old historical centre of Salvador di Bahia, Brazil. His introduction to art was through Afro percussion (samba and reggae), and then he moved into popular theatre and in 1997 he started studying different visual expressions. He specialises in sphero-graphic design, airbrush painting, copper engravings and performances. He currently practices Capoeira de Angola and Chi Kung. His imagination gives birth to works that are transcendental both in their aesthetic realisation and their content. In 2004 he moved to Bologna in Italy where he has started running workshops on the techniques he has developed and courses for children and adults in Capoeira