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Title
Bandeirantes
Description
Composition in black tones, gray, blue, green, earthy, red, lilac, yellow, ochre and white. Smooth texture with small bumps resulting from the material itself. The entire composition is mounted inserts which fit the shapes, creating lines or curves. Composition representing Girl Scouts It depicts, against background of geometric areas. The figures are set out schematically, some outlined in black and their facial features are only indicated. From the left to the right: standing figure, suggesting being hurt, facing with the upper body leaning on the left hand on your on the right, at the waist, and legs apart; man standing in profile to the right, walking with boy on his shoulders, and his sheep side also profile, to the right, his head raised as if looking toward the child; slightly deeper, three men, possibly indigenous, standing in line in front diagonally with raised arms that hold bales supported on the head; later on, sitting pioneer, 3/4 facing right, with on the right arm outstretched, pointing to the right. In the center, sixteen men group, like a platoon; ahead of the group, man, standing, facing toward you, almost on his back with legs apart and on the left hand on her hip; all wear similar clothes suggest that even with cartridge magazines diagonally across the chest and hats indefinitely. On the right, two men side by side; the on the left is 3/4 facing left, has his legs apart and is wielding the stick of a red flag like lift it; the on the right, which seems to be the group's leader, faces, have legs apart, on the right arm around the fellow's shoulders and stretched on the left to the right. It wears wide-brimmed hat, cartridge belt across the chest diagonally and high boots. Ground and background do not limit and are represented by colored geometric areas, relatively large, which are juxtaposed which are seen scattered vegetation clumps.
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
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Artwork Function
Executed toArtworkFunctionType
Artwork Function Description
Work originally made to decorate one of the halls of the Hotel Comodoro, São Paulo, SP.
Art Form
Mural paintingArtFormType
Art Medium
mosaicArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
combined medium and supportArtworkSurfaceType
Certificate
36
Collection
Height
250
Width
763
Dimension Notes
PAINEL
2x2 (pastilhas)
Annotation
Signed in bottom right corner "PORTINARI". Undated
Notes
Signature made with tiles.
