Landscape...

3:30 p.m.

03/06/19 - One of the most traditional subjects in the History of the Arts is the landscape. Argentine artist Diana Dowek's paintings, from the 70s, currently on display at an exhibition at Bellas Artes, seem innocent at first, but a closer contemplation reveals the social conflicts that marked Argentina during those years. The landscape, even if it seems naive, serves to portray an ill-fated time.

As if they were historic documents, these images of utmost realism, focus on the violence and censorship of the 70s.

Pinturas de la Insurrección, by Diana Dowek (1973)

Technique: Acrylic on canvas / Measures: 80 x 90 cm - Polyltique

Procedimiento, by Diana Dowek (1974)

Technique: Acrylic on canvas / Measures: 80 x 60 cm

It is interesting to mention also the view from above of a group of pigs crossing the street, as a creation of meaning through a metaphor. It is a symbolic representation, which explains the kidnappings during the military dictatorship just by depicting the shoe of the missing M.E.M.