Abstract Brazilian Painting, "Christ in the Atlantic River"

Daring textures and intense colors come to life in this abstract painting by D. Coelho. Clustered across a vibrant canvas, symbols of Rio de Janeiro include the face of the monumental Christ the Redeemer statue, Botafogo beach, the hills of Urca and Sugarloaf Mountain. Freehand script provides a commentary on these quintessentially Brazilian icons, and newspaper transfers give the impression of a collage.

Titled "Cristo in Rio Atlantica" in Portuguese.