Mario Carreño (1913-1999)
Mario Carreño (1913-1999)

Totem siglo XX

細節
Mario Carreño (1913-1999)
Totem siglo XX
signed and dated 'carreño 73' (lower left)
oil on canvas
33 ½ x 47 1/8 in. (85 x 120 cm.)
Painted in 1973.
來源
Private collection, Santiago (acquired directly from the artist, 1990s).
出版
Mario Carreño, Cronología del recuerdo, Santiago, Editorial Antártica, S.A., 1991, p. 138-39 (illustrated in color).
展覽
Santiago, Galería Imagen Skriba, Carreño, 2-30 October 1976, no. 20.
Caracas, Museo de Bellas Artes, Mario Carreño, Pinturas, July 1978, no. 1.
Santiago, Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes, Mario Carreño, Exposición retrospectiva, 1945-1991, 9 October - 1 November 1991, no. 78.

榮譽呈獻

Virgilio Garza
Virgilio Garza

拍品專文

"It's possible that here in this South American country that my paintings have somehow become more universal. [Through works like these], I allude to atomic war and other global and national conflicts that represent a constant threat of violence around the world. The media, including radio, television, broadcast, and print journalism cannot ignore this phenomenon or bury their heads in the sand like ostriches given the sheer evidence.
For this reason, the arts become a reflection of our times, and the artist a witness to humanity.
Against this extreme climate of violence, only the power of love and mutual understanding can extinguish the ashes that would threaten the planet. That is, if something survives ...." --Mario Carreño

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