"Black Orpheus No. 6: Orpheus Sings to Cerberus," 2024. Oil on canvas. 38" X 54"
Manuel Alejandro Macarrulla- Series
- Carnivals
About the work
In this piece I pay homage to Black Orpheus, the 1959 film directed by Marcel Camus, containing the most thrilling footage of the Rio de Janeiro carnival. I also use elements from it (in this case the figure of Orpheus in his carnival outfit) to recount the Orpheus myth.
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