
Causa e Meio, 2000
Técnica mista
Linho e lã fiados manualmente e pedras semi-preciosas
(ametista, granada, turmalina verde).
Dims.: 6x30cm
A artista procura representar a causa e a motivação das Descobertas que claramente tiveram objectivos de carácter comercial e outros de índole religiosa. Atende à busca de materiais exóticos e de riquezas minerais capazes de devolver aos seus achadores, os modos e as armas necessárias ao desenvolvimento económico.
THE CAUSE AND THE MEANS
The cause and the motivation of the Discoveries are suggested in this small tapestry. There were certainly commercial and religious reasons to undertake such voyages. The search for exotic goods and mineral riches to aggrandise the patrimony of the discoverers, that would in turn provide the means and the tools necessary for economic development were part and parcel of the intentions that motivated the Discoveries. These riches would in turn be translated in the development of specific art forms, ornaments and decorations, that express a particular culture. The search for a cultural heritage is evoked here, together with memories of the past, outer and inner.
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