An explosion of talent in Brazil
in the 1950's and '60's, encapsulated in
The Journal of Decorative and Propaganda Arts
published by The Wolfson Foundation on a yearly basis.
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Left: Marc Ferrez: A Master of Brazilian Photography - 'Broom Peddler', Rio de Janeiro 1895
Right: Film still from Patria brasileira, 1917. Renowned poet Olavo Bilac directed one of the film's heroic scenes. |
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| Public market in Belem, Made in France, 1901. The gothic towers are purely decorative. |
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Left: Facade seen from the inner court of the theatre in Fortaleza.
Right: Bandstand in Caxambu, Minas Gerais |
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Left: J. Carlos, vignette of bathing beauty
Right: Roberto Burle Marx, mosaic paving, Atlantic Avenue, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro [1970] |
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| Roberto Burle Marx working at his office in Laranjeiras, Rio de Janeiro, 1991 |
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| Roberto Burle Marx, aquatic garden at the Ministry of the Army, Brasilia 1970, Architect Oscar Niemeyer [see my blog post of January 23, 2013]. The white concrete sculptures were inspired by rock crystal formations |
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| Roberto Burle-Marx, plan for the terrace garden, Ministry of Education and Public Health, Rio de Janeiro [1938] |
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| Amazon Theatre, Manaus, walkway. Portuguese-style stone mosaic |
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| Roberto Burle-Marx: "A garden is a complex of aesthetic and plastic intentions; and the plant is, to a landscape artist, not only a plant - rare, unusual, ordinary or doomed to disappearance - but it is also a colour, a shape, a volume or an arabesque in itself" |
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