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The Man With the Flower in His Mouth - An Act of Love and Life

Iberê Camargo1993

Iberê Camargo Foundation

Iberê Camargo Foundation
Porto Alegre, Brazil

In 1992 Iberê was involved in the filming for Renato Falcão’s short film Presságio. In one of the scenes the actor Manuel Aranha plays the part of the leading character in Luigi Pirandello’s play The Man with the Flower in his Mouth, while Iberê draws him. Working on the film led to a series of gouache works which the artist donated to the campaign for prevention of AIDS – An Act of Love and Life.
The Italian author and playwright Luigi Pirandello (1867-1936) wrote L'Uomo dal Fiore in Bocca [The Man with the Flower in his Mouth] in 1923. The one-act play tells the story of a man who finds himself in a critical situation, which leads him to become more aware of the prosaic situations of daily life.

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  • Title: The Man With the Flower in His Mouth - An Act of Love and Life
  • Creator: Iberê Camargo
  • Date Created: 1993
  • Location Created: Porto Alegre, RS
  • Physical Dimensions: 100 x 69,8 cm
  • Rights: © Fundação Iberê Camargo
  • Medium: Gouache and Stabilotone pencil on paper
  • Credit: © Rômulo Fialdini
  • Collection: Acervo Fundação Iberê
  • Accession number: D1037
Iberê Camargo Foundation

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