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Title
Shantytown
Description
Composition in black and white. Straight parallel, overlapping and intersecting lines, curved lines, effects and scraped off. Composition representing three hills with slums, and the center is in the foreground; show details of human figures, Carajas Indian musician and a cat. The central hill occupies almost the entire area of the suggested composition and is populated by numerous geometrical areas, suggesting the shacks. In the lower part of the hill on the left, suggesting three Carajas indigenous that seem to dance. A little more to the right, a man of suggestion turban. The on the left of center, four Carajas Indies. What is more under arms has suggested for very fine lines broken by a colon, suggesting the elbows. In the center of the composition, the other two, one on top of another, and down to wear lighter clothes than the top, standing with his arms raised. To the right of center, highlighting this plan, a cat large, nearly edge-on to the left and to the head from the front. To the right of the animal, two other Indian suggesting Carajas are dancing. On the right musician sitting near the front, playing a clarinet and wearing a light suit. Still the on the right, a little further back, another suggestion Carajá India. Further back, on the right of center, girl head hint of braids, which seems to look through a window. The other two hills are at the bottom, and the on the left is larger, and in it, near the center, there is a shaded area of unidentified form. Both are filled with numerous lines that overlap suggesting the shacks with their windows and doors. The sky is represented by overlapping geometrical areas, looking to the left of the moon in four growing center.
Location Created
Author
Candido PortinariPerson
Themes
Related Event2
Related Document10
Art Form
DrawingArtFormType
Art Medium
lead pencilArtMediumType
Artwork Surface
paperArtworkSurfaceType
Height
35
Width
50
Dimension Notes
precisão: aproximadas
Annotation
Signed and dated at bottom left edge "Portinari 57"
