Juliao Sarmento Portugal, b. 1948
Dying animals, 2004
Mixed media on canvas
100 x 100 cm
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
39 3/8 x 39 3/8 in
© 2004 Julião Sarmiento / Courtesy Fundación AMMA
Photo: Alejandro Paez
Further images
A work with a provisional feel due to the mixture of styles and the fragmentation of the drawing. We see the lower half of a woman, dressed in a simple skirt and sitting on a table. From the waist up and from the ankles down, the lines fade away, as if the drawing were unfinished. The title of the work appears floating in front of the body, and at the bottom, a quote from Michel Foucault has been pasted, partially obscured by the underlining that is meant to highlight it.
Sarmento’s work combines film, video, sound, painting, sculpture, and installation, and explores themes such as psychological interaction, sensuality, voyeurism, and transgression. His images are often partially or completely erased, only to be redrawn over the erased areas, creating fragmented, layered forms that evoke disconcerting and mysterious gestures and relationships.
Sarmento’s work combines film, video, sound, painting, sculpture, and installation, and explores themes such as psychological interaction, sensuality, voyeurism, and transgression. His images are often partially or completely erased, only to be redrawn over the erased areas, creating fragmented, layered forms that evoke disconcerting and mysterious gestures and relationships.