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Luiz Aquila

by Lauro Cavalcanti, Luiz Aquila

CatalogsCriticism and interpretationBrazilian ArtHistory

Commemorative edition that celebrates 70 years of life and 50 of the career of Luiz Aquila. The publication brings together much of the production of Luiz Aquila and goes far beyond his art in ink on canvas. Works of the 1960's, made with pen, color pencil and pen-bamboo, are also recorded in this edition, which reveals unknown aspects of the general public. the readers will find clues to help understand the formation of the artist, who was a pupil of Aluísio Carvão and Oswaldo Goeldi, in addition to studying in London, Paris and Lisbon. The bilingual edition has critical texts and essays by Lauro Cavalcanti, Frederico de Morais, Wilson Coutinho, Marcus Lontra, Eudoro Augusto, Casimiro Xavier Mendonça, Olívio Tavares, Lélia Coelho Frota, Felipe Chaimovich, Vera Pedrosa, Roberto Pontual and Flavio Moreira da Costa.

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