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DiaporamaQuetzalcóatl
Surrealism
1968
18.0 x 24.0 cm
Museum of the Arts of the University of Guadalajara
“A tree can be leafy and luxuriant, or dry and twisted, but both possess a dramatic beauty…” said Álvarez Bravo to Teresa del Conde (interview for the catalogue Mucho Sol, INBA, 1989). This seems to describe his photograph Quetzalcóatl, which shows a tree with a twisted trunk, covered in foliage, whose form resembles the Aztec’s representation of the feathered serpent.
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902 – 2002)
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (1902-2002) was Mexico's foremost photographer, pioneering surrealist & ironic imagery. Capturing everyday life while redefining Mexican identity post-revolution. Influenced muralism & a key figure in 20thC Latin American art.
Museum of the Arts of the University of Guadalajara (Guadalajara, Mexico)
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About this artwork
- Title: Quetzalcóatl
- Artist: Manuel Álvarez Bravo
- Year: 1968
- Original dimensions: 18.0 x 24.0 cm
- Format: Landscape
- Copyright status: Under copyright
- Where to see it: Museum of the Arts of the University of Guadalajara
- Corpus context: nature's power , surrealist twist
- Keywords: moonlight photography , 1968 photograph , nature photography art
- Color hue: Blue-Violet to Rose
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