Tarsila do Amaral - painter

This painting is called "Abaporu", and it is one of the most important paintings made in Brazil. Tarsila painted this in 1928 as a gift to her husband, writer Oswald de Andrade. She named the work "Abaporu", which means, "the man who eats" in tupi-guarani (Brazilian native indian language). After that, Oswald wrote the "Antropophagy Manifesto", and they created the "Antropophagic Movement" in the Brazilian Arts. This Movement was of crucial importance, and its intention was to "eat" and "digest" the european culture and produce Brazilian art related to Brazilian reality and themes.

"The Moon"

"Post Card"

"Anthropophagy"

"Workers"