In constant movement and creation, Júlio Pomar (1926-2018) is one of the most renowned Portuguese artists of the 20th century. During his long creative career, his works addressed issues and themes such as: protest, eroticism, fado, bullfighting, literature, mythology, the Xingu Indians of Brazil, Don Quixote, portraits and animals. Belonging to the third generation of modernists, Júlio Pomar is an artist with works ranging from neorealism to expressionism, passing through abstractionism. He mainly produced paintings and drawings, but also carried out work in engraving, sculpture, illustration, ceramics, glass, tapestry, collages, theater scenography and wall decoration in tiles. Find out where the public works...
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The Portuguese artist Artur Bordalo (1987), known asBordalo II, became famous for using street garbage to create stunning animal sculptures, with the purpose of alerting people about pollution and all kinds of species that are endangered.
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Klein's interest in the physical and psychological properties of the color blue began when he was just nineteen.In 1948, Klein began to explore the sublime, thus creating the sublime monochrome paintings.It was with these powerfully simple works that Klein was able to establish his reputation as one of the most radical and innovative postwar artists.
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The life of the beloved Mexican artist Frida Kahlo (1907–1954) is as dramatic and extraordinary as any television show and will soon be the plot of one, reportsthe Variety. The artist's estate, together with BTF Media, based in Miami, is producing a television series based on the life and work of Frida Kahlo. The goal is "to present a unique perspective based on what her family knows about her and show how she really lived her life”, said the great-niece of the painter, Mara Romeo Kahlo.
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