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"Desenho" Silkscreen by Álvaro Siza Vieira

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Desenho (Man Painting) - The painting shows someone who begins a drawing, looking on the paper with a pen in the hand. Álvaro Siza describes the very special moment of taking the decision to make a painting, facing the white paper. A reproduction of his situation, doing this series of paintings: not knowing what to do until the decision to draw was being made. Then the idea of mythology came to his mind. “It is, in some way, an expression of my personal moment making drawings. But it is not a self-portrait, I am quite different than this man. It is not a specific person on purpose, because everyone makes drawings. Maybe not everyone does it, but everyone could do it.” Álvaro Siza started drawing at the age of six. With a great variety of drawings on his portfolio, many of them are inspired by mythology and historic scenes. “The drawings are what came to my mind in this very moment. I like mythology and expressing the stories in images. I have made a lot of mythological drawing in my life.” Álvaro Siza.
  • Creator:
    Alvaro Siza (Author)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 18.9 in (48 cm)Width: 15.36 in (39 cm)Depth: 0.04 in (1 mm)
  • Style:
    Modern (In the Style Of)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    2021
  • Production Type:
    New & Custom(Limited Edition)
  • Estimated Production Time:
    Available Now
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    Lisbon, PT
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6019228340752
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