José Pedro Croft (born in Porto in 1957) diverts everyday objects from their original functions. He combines the visual, plastic, and poetic dimensions of the objects created, producing a sense of precarious balance between the stable and the unstable, which, according to the artist, "reflects this transitory environment of the universe." His sculptures thus create a complex dialogue with the environment through simple, almost minimalist structures, which combine both the materiality of the object and its formal aspects. Croft sometimes uses bright colors, applied in such a way that they make the sculpture comparable to relief paintings. He also uses mirrors or glass to play with the effects of light, shadow, and reflections to create new volumes and an altered sense of space. Thus, through his oppositions, he plays with the dialectical tension between full and empty.

José Pedro Croft, born in 1957, has exhibited extensively across Portugal, Spain and South America including solo exhibitions at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, the Serralves Foundation, the Berardo Collection, the National Museum Centre of Art Reina Sofia, the Pinacotheca of the State of São Paulo, and at the Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro.