“Antes” means “before” in Portuguese, symbolising Add Fuel’s reflection on tradition, heritage, and the dialogue between past and present.

A striking synthesis of street art and traditional craftsmanship, ANTES represents one of Add Fuel’s earliest and most accomplished explorations into authentic ceramic production. Executed in the historic cuenca technique, where designs are pressed in low relief and individually hand-glazed within the recessed contours, the work transforms the artist’s signature layered patterning into a tactile and luminous object.

The raised ridges of the cuenca process act as delicate barriers, separating pools of glaze with the precision of a drawn line, echoing the stencil outlines that define Add Fuel’s urban interventions. The result is a richly dimensional surface where symmetry, playfulness, and cultural memory coexist in ceramic permanence.

Bridging centuries of Iberian tile-making tradition with contemporary visual language, ANTES stands as a testament to Add Fuel’s ability to reinterpret heritage through a modern lens, infusing graffiti-inspired motifs with the elegance and permanence of fine ceramic art.

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