COURTESY THE ARTIST AND GALERIA NARA ROESLER
Today’s show: “Antonio Dias: Papéis do Nepal 1977–1997” is on view at Galeria Nara Roesler in Buenos Aires through Saturday, June 4. The solo exhibition presents works from the Brazilian artist’s Nepal period, in which he created works using Nepal paper after traveling to that country to learn papermaking.
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Antonio Dias, Demarcating territories, 1982, iron oxide, graphite, and metallic pigments on nepalese paper
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Antonio Dias, Working in the furnace, 1986, mixed media on nepalese paper.
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Antonio Dias, Demarcating territories, 1982, iron oxide, graphite, and metallic pigments on nepalese paper
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Antonio Dias, The Illustration of Art/Tool & Work, 1977, red clay on hand-made nepalese paper.
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Antonio Dias, Working tools, 1986, iron oxide, graphite, and metalic pigments on nepal paper.
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Antonio Dias, Territories for worms, 1977–78, handmade paper, cellulose with clay, iron oxide, and soot.
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Antonio Dias, Destruction Factory, 1986, mixed media on canvas.
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Antonio Dias, Hammering Walls, 1977–78, handmade paper, cellulose with clay, iron oxide, and soot.
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Antonio Dias, The last houses of the man, 1987, iron oxide and metallic pigment on nepalese paper.
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Antonio Dias, Cannon meat, 1986, mixed media on canvas.
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Antonio Dias, Dance, 1979, cellulose with iron oxide on nepales paper.
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Antonio Dias, Camera of Venus, 1983, graphite and iron oxide on nepalese paper.
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