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MusA-370

Description

A "futuristic" scenario with a strongly apocalyptic component. It depicts a complex graphic element consisting of a respirator with pipes. The print has an avocado green background and is divided into two areas.
a) The first has a clean background and takes up two thirds of the print. There, centered in the print, at its upper edge, an abstract graphic element resembles a head that holds, facing downwards, a set of pipes and tubes like appendages, placed vertically, which let some drops fall. A hole protrudes in the center. On the head are spots similar to the folds of a brain.
To the left of the picture, level with the head, is a black and white figure mounted on an animal. It has pointed ends. The mount is cut longitudinally at the level of the flanks.
b) In the second area, the author has depicted a scene of self-destruction consisting of a sky littered with polluting emissions from numerous chimneys. On the right, explosions are visible and thick pipes fill the landscape, connected directly to the atmosphere. The ground and the houses are black and the air is filled with clouds.
The theme of ecology is taken up again by Lourdes Leite, as in the engraving UA-ML-G-21, where there are even graphic elements seized upon and applied in a

Dimensões

56 cm; height;75 cm; width

Internal Notes

Descrição da assinatura, Lourdes Leite 1975 Descrição das marcas, "4/200" "Lourdes Leite 1975"

Languages

Portuguese
English

Rights Holder

Universidade de Aveiro
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Type

CC BY

Related people

Lourdes Leite (1935) (author signature)
Sociedade Cooperativa de Gravadores Portugueses (editor)