BLM XIX

Rómulo Santa Rita
Angola

€265,00

Mixed Media on burlap sacks

Size: 50 W x 50 H cm / 20 W x 20 H in

Ships in a tube

About The Artwork

This series of square works, arose from the inspiration that Rómulo Santa Rita found in the artwork of Manuel Cargaleiro. The artist was influenced by the characteristic repetition of the tiles, the mosaic aesthetic and the visual force created by continuous patterns.

The pieces, composed of spray and acrylic on burlap sacks, carry a powerful message. Burlap, a material used to transport cocoa and other natural resources, serves as a symbolic support for this series, reinforcing the reflection on the exploitation of African raw materials. In addition, the works incorporate representations of widely recognised chocolate brands, reminding us that the cocoa industry, despite feeding a global luxury market, is still based on the exploitation of workers, often in conditions of semi-slavery, including children.

The piece that inspired this series is the tile panel of the Parish Church of Nossa Senhora do Livramento, whose rhythmic and patterned composition led the artist to explore the same logic of repetition. Here, however, the pattern is not just aesthetic, but a blunt visual commentary on the historical repetition of inequality and economic exploitation .

These pieces are part of the ‘Black Lies Matter’ exhibition

Originally created: 2024
Subject: Social, Political
Materials: Burlap sacks
Medium: Spray and Acrylic
Styles: Documentary, Conceptual, Realism, Portraiture, Pop Art

Details & Dimensions

Painting: Acrylic and Spray on burlap sacks
Original: One-of-a-kind Artwork
Size: 50 W x 50 H cm
Frame: Not Framed
Ready to Hang: Not applicable
Packaging: Ships in a tube

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Black Lies Matter’ highlights the unchosen truths or well-managed untruths of our society. Rómulo Santa Rita, the artist behind the collection, addresses various subjects such as the ongoing misery and despair of African communities and the perpetuation of child slavery, which are often ignored by the more privileged parts of the world. The artist criticises the lack of empathy and conversation about these issues and emphasises the importance of acknowledging and addressing them in order to end a culture of subjugation and inequality.

Rómulo Santa Rita

ABOUT THE ARTIST

Rómulo Santa Rita

As an autodidact, he moved to Luanda in 2011, where he found the inspiration that helped define his urban interventions as visual expressions of life and thought. These are then materialized through compositions based on alternative materials such as cardboard, books with stains of acrylic paint and gouache, and pieces of magazines and papers, which he carefully selects in accordance with the specific political, social, and cultural topics addressed.

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