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Title
Birds and Fish
Description
Composition in blue and white. Predominance of colored areas. On the right side bench that accompanies part of the nave of the church covered by tile panel that represents, at the top, birds and side, fish, against the background composed of colorful irregular areas. All animals are in profile to the left and distributed symmetrically. Each is inserted into the square formed by crossing diagonal lines across the area of the composition, suggesting a network. Birds are with open wings and have represented feathers. Fish scales have shown and are diagonally alternated their direction: two up, two down. Both animals lines that form squares are represented by white or blue contours contrast with the background tone on which lie.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
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Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work executed for a bench at the right side of the Pampulha Church of Saint Francis of Assisi in Belo Horizonte, MG. Work designed by architect Oscar Niemeyer.
Art Form
PanelArtFormType
Art Medium
tilesArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
combined medium and supportArtworkSurfaceType
Technique
Work’s irregular form accompanies the line of a bench at the right side of the church’s nave.
Collection
Igreja de São Francisco de Assis da Pampulha adquirida do artista sob encomenda feita por Oscar Niemeyer, em 1943Collection
Height
30
Width
1494
Depth
100
Dimension Notes
PAINEL
formato: irregular
14.7x7.3 (azulejos)
15x15 (azulejos)
Annotation
Unsigned and undated
