The Circolo Italiano in São Paulo will host an exhibition that pays tribute to renowned Brazilian women in an unusual way: images of singers such as Rita Lee and Elza Soares, as well as the painter Tarsila do Amaral, are reproduced in the style of “Mona Lisa”, the famous painting by the Italian genius Leonardo Da Vinci.
Entitled “Every Day Is Also Women's Day”, by visual artist Dilson Cavalcanti, the exhibition with 25 works will be on display from February 4 to 28 at the Edmondo Biganti gallery, in the Circolo Italiano building, with free admission and curated by Chico Cortez.
According to the artist, “the idea of using the famous 'Mona Lisa' as a 'frame' to highlight great names of Brazilian women came about in 2019”, the date that marked the 500th anniversary of Da Vinci's death.
Other names portrayed in the paintings, measuring 1,7 by 1,4 meters, are activist Maria da Penha, presenter Hebe Camargo, black warrior Dandara, doctor Zilda Arns, indigenous woman Catarina Paraguaçu, revolutionary Anita Garibaldi, writer Cora Coralina, freed slave Chica da Silva, fighter Maria Quitéria, among others.
The exhibition is a partnership between the Circolo Italiano of São Paulo and the Júlio Karolino Institute.
The “Mona Lisa” by the polymath Da Vinci (1452-1519) is one of the most famous works of art in history. It is believed to have been painted between 1503 and 1506. (HANDLE)
