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MARIA: DON'T FORGET I COME FROM THE TROPICS
Maria: Não esqueça que eu venho dos trópicos
Synopsis
Through interviews, we look into the life of the sculptress and avant-garde woman Maria Martins, who also happened to act as the muse of Dada artist Marcel Duchamp. Her work, combining Western and Surrealist influences, tore cultural traditionalism in Brazil and abroad.
Synopsis
Through interviews, we look into the life of the sculptress and avant-garde woman Maria Martins, who also happened to act as the muse of Dada artist Marcel Duchamp. Her work, combining Western and Surrealist influences, tore cultural traditionalism in Brazil and abroad.
Our take
Cleverly juxtaposing straight-to-camera interviews, epistolary writing and archive footage, this doc candidly portraits one of Brazil’s most radical female sculptors. A heartfelt rumination on fame, artistic identity, and the fine line that separates personal life from the act of creation.