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Modern Art – Expressionism in Brazil – Portinari o Pintor e o Poeta, by Rosângela Vig

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Fig. 1 – Discovery of Earth, 1941, Tempera with Glued Support on black paper, 28,6 x 29 cm. Rights João Candido Portinari. Photo: Candido Portinari, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

made a stop, one stop for the train to carry coffee, Before, difficult roads, only ox carts transited, taking days and days. After, a house here, another there. (PORTINARI, 2018, p.19) Portinari's Poetry is confused with his Painting and it may be that this excerpt from his poem brings to mind the universe of … Read more

MIS Experience – Exhibition on Candido Portinari by Rosângela Vig

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Fig 1 - The work The First Mass in Brazil, panel with dimensions of 271cm X 501cm, made in tempera on canvas, is 1948.

I am the earth, I am the life. From my clay came first the man. From me came the woman and came the love. Came the tree and came to source. The fruit comes and the flower comes. I am the original source of all life. I'm the ground that sticks to yours … Read more