This is the first book dedicated to Fernando Costa, an eclectic, self-taught artist, born in France to a family that arrived in the country on foot from Portugal while fleeing the dictatorship of Salazar in 1970. Costa dissects enameled street signs, cuts them up, smooths them off, and reassembles the pieces by welding them onto large metal plaques to create works of extraordinary originality. The result is striking, as shown in this colorful monograph. Some are figurative, the cousins of Pop Art, infused with a personal element, as they include tragic or comical moments and figures who have influenced the sculptor during his lifetime: the cyclist Tom Simpson, The Beatles, and Josephine Baker. Other works flirt with abstraction derived from Cubism and the mechanical music of Edgar Varèse. All display freedom, movement, energy, and the interplay of primary colors. Whether small in size or imposing triptychs, the works of Fernando Costa achieve a rare feat: imbuing metal with emotion. Text in English and French.

Fernando Costa (English and French Edition)

Arts & Photography

Costa, Fernando

Hel Guedj, Johan-Frédérik

History & Criticism

5 Continents Editions Srl

Portugal e a Guerra Anglo-Boer: Política externa e opinião pública (1899-1902) (Relações internacionais) (Portuguese Edition)

History

Europe

Edições Cosmos

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