More art with animals...
6:48 p.m.
Today, some more about animals and their leading roles in popular artworks...
The Repast of the Lion, by Henri Rousseau (le Douanier)
Technique: oil on canvas / Measures: 113,7 x 160 cm
Metropolitan Museum - New York
This is, probably, one of the paintings artist Henri Rousseau (France, 1844-1910) showed in Paris' Salon in 1907. He had no academic education and his inspiration came from children's books and primitive art. In a time when everybody spoke of progress, this painting was definitely regressive. Rousseau, depicted as the lion, watches the industrialised society that moves in such a fast pace. 
Cupido, by Edgardo Giménez (1964)
Technique: oil and enamel on wood / Measures: 100 x 100 cm
Above, a local example, belonging to MNBA's permanent collection. In the 60s, artists looked for inspiration in the movies, Hollywood's glamour and fashion. Ads, magazines and cartoons fascinated the young minds of the decade, who cherished the popular urban culture and its production. Provocative and irreverent, they saw in mass media a potential traditional art had lost. Giménez's painting is an example of that revolution...
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