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Miguel Afa

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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Miguel Afa, Coreografia do vento, 2024
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Miguel Afa

Coreografia do vento, 2024
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[oil on canvas]
88 x 132 x 3.5 cm
[34 5/8 x 52 x 1 3/8 in]
4.2 kg
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Miguel Afa, Música do Revelação sobre beijo, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Miguel Afa, Música do Revelação sobre beijo, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Miguel Afa, Música do Revelação sobre beijo, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Miguel Afa, Música do Revelação sobre beijo, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) Miguel Afa, Música do Revelação sobre beijo, 2024
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 6 ) Miguel Afa, Música do Revelação sobre beijo, 2024
'Coreografia do Vento' aborda a relação poética entre a pipa e o espaço, especialmente o céu e o vento, como campo de liberdade, desejo e transcendência. Suspensas na paisagem marítima,...
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"Coreografia do Vento" aborda a relação poética entre a pipa e o espaço, especialmente o céu e o vento, como campo de liberdade, desejo e transcendência. Suspensas na paisagem marítima, duas pipas dançam entre si em uma espécie de duelo coreográfico, entregues à força invisível que as move. O mar revolto, em contraste com o céu carregado, intensifica a presença etérea das pipas, que cortam o horizonte como pequenos sinais de resistência.
Para Miguel Afa, oriundo de um território marcado pela precariedade, a pipa foi, também, um dispositivo de elevação e um gesto de insistência diante do entorno. Ela simboliza imaginação, respiro e possibilidade de deslocamento - olhar para o alto quando tudo ao redor puxa para o chão. Ao justapor o mar ao voo das pipas, a pintura propõe uma paisagem ativa, um campo de afetação onde o céu se reencanta. A imprevisibilidade do voo torna-se metáfora da experiência de crescer em meio à escassez e, ainda assim, encontrar beleza.

[This painting addresses the poetic relationship between kites and space, especially the sky and wind, as a field of freedom, desire, and transcendence. Suspended in the seascape, two kites dance with each other in a kind of choreographic duel, surrendered to the invisible force that moves them. The rough sea, in contrast to the heavy sky, intensifies the ethereal presence of the kites, which cut across the horizon like small signs of resistance.
For Miguel Afa, who comes from a territory marked by precariousness, the kite was also a device for elevation and a gesture of insistence in the face of the environment. It symbolizes imagination, respite, and the possibility of displacement - looking up when everything around pulls you down. By juxtaposing the sea with the flight of kites, the painting proposes an active landscape, a field of affectation where the sky is re-enchanted. The unpredictability of flight becomes a metaphor for the experience of growing up amid scarcity and yet finding beauty.]
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