Brazilian art: A brief context…

Axé Bahia: The Power of Art in an Afro-Brazilian Metropolis

Sept 24 2017 – April 15 2018

“Axé Bahia explores the distinctive cultural role of the city of Salvador, the coastal capital of the Brazilian state of Bahia, an internationally renowned center of Afro-Brazilian art and culture. Featuring more than 100 works from the mid-20th century to the present, including a stunning array of sculpture, painting, photography, video, and installation art, the exhibition explores the complexities of race and cultural affiliation in Brazil, and the provocative ways in which artists have experienced and responded creatively to prevailing realities of Afro-Brazilian identity in Bahia.” https://www.fowler.ucla.edu/exhibitions/axe-bahia/

Tauan Carmo (b 1993 Salvador Brazil) Oxum - A Rainha das águas doces (Oxum—The Queen of Fresh Waters) from the series Orixás 2016. Digitally enhanced photograph. Drawing by Tauan Carmo, Photograph by Tiago Troccoli. Courtesy Tauan Carmo Artwork © Tauan Carmo

Goya Lopes (b 1954 Salvador Brazil) Olfato Memória (Olfactory Memory) from the series Sentidos Afros-Baianos (Afro-Bahian Senses) 2016 Silk screen on cotton. Collection of Goya Lopes. Artwork © Goya Lopes

Helemozão (Helen Salomão da Silva e Silva b 1994 Salvador Brazil) Igbagbo (Fé) (Faith) 2015 Photograph Courtesy Helemozão. Artwork © Helemozão

Bauer Sá (b 1950 Salvador Brazil) Olhos de Xangô (Xangô’s Eyes) 2007–2009 Photograph Courtesy Bauer Sá. Artwork © Bauer Sá

Pierre Verger (b 1902 France – d 1996) Candomblé Joãozinho da Goméia (Candomblé Temple of Joãozinho da Goméia) 1946 Photograph Photo Pierre Verger. © Fundação Pierre Verger

Jose Cunha (José Antônio Cunha b 1948 Salvador Brazil) Omolú from the series Códice (Codex) 2010 – 2015 Acrylic paint on canvas. Collection of J. Cunha. Artwork © J. Cunha

Lita Cerquiera (b 1952 Salvador Brazil) Dança da Capoeira II (The Dance of Capoeira II) 1976. Photograph Courtesy Lita Cerqueira. Artwork © Lita Cerqueira