Manuel Casimiro (born November 21, 1941) is a Portuguese painter, sculptor, designer and film director.

[1] Manuel Casimiro was born in a quite affluent family but only decided to devote himself entirely to his artistic pursuit after the Angolan war where he fought and was wounded.

The generous friendships that he forged during that period helped him through his hardship and were to last for his whole life, particularly with people such as Vincent Descombes, Jean-François Lyotard, Michel Butor.

He managed to sell a few painting which enabled him to travel Northern European countries and Italy where he spent some time, especially in Venice.

The artists himself seldom talks about the ovoid leaving it to the spectator to supply meaning within that void form.