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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carlos Vergara, EROS, 1972-2010
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carlos Vergara, EROS, 1972-2010
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carlos Vergara, EROS, 1972-2010
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Carlos Vergara, EROS, 1972-2010

Carlos Vergara

EROS, 1972-2010
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70 x 161 x 20 cm
[27 1/2 x 63 3/8 x 7 7/8 in]
Edition of 3
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O backlight EROS foi criado por Carlos Vergara a partir das fotos de um encontro entre componentes do Cacique de Ramos, do Bafo da Onça e de uma misteriosa alegoria...
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O backlight EROS foi criado por Carlos Vergara a partir das fotos de um encontro entre componentes do Cacique de Ramos, do Bafo da Onça e de uma misteriosa alegoria de uma mulher que se apresenta como uma divindade em um altar para então ser levada para uma espécie de orgia, e, em seguida ser carregada novamente como uma santa em uma procissão. Essa experiência documentada pelo artista foi exposta em 1972 no MAM, a primeira vez em que mostrou as fotos da série Carnaval. Passados quase 40 anos, as fotos originais foram cobertas de fungos. O artista então decide escaneá-los, colori-los digitalmente e remontar o conjunto, criando a obra aqui exposta. EROS então foi apresentada no MAM em 2010.

The backlight EROS was created by Carlos Vergara from photos of a meeting between members of Cacique de Ramos, Bafo da Onça and a mysterious allegory of a woman who presents herself as a deity on an altar to then be taken to a kind of of orgy, and then to be carried again like a saint in a procession. This experience, documented by the artist, was exhibited in 1972 at MAM, the first time the photos from the Carnaval series were shown. Almost 40 years later, the original photos were covered in fungus. The artist then decides to scan them, digitally color them and reassemble the set, creating the work shown here. EROS was then performed at MAM in 2010.
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