BirdsChico da Silva · 1969 · Gouache on paper mounted on hardboard
Birds, Chico da Silva, 1969

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Birds

Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1969
Technique
Gouache on paper mounted on hardboard
Support
Paper mounted on hardboard
Dimensions
30 x 40 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower right (reversed D and S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-005

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal composition densely covered with stylized fantastic birds and serpentine creatures. Their bodies are made of tightly packed dots and short dashes in blue, ochre, red, dark green, and white. Long curving necks loop across the surface and end in small heads with round eyes and curved beaks, with creatures clustered at the lower edge and upper right. The background swirls with concentric rippling bands of pink, salmon, red, and yellow. A dark signature and year are painted at the lower right. The overall effect is naïve, ornamental, and crowded with pattern.