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Hélio Melo

Estrada da floresta. 1983
(Forest highway)
Pigments on plywood

The autodidact spent large part of his life in a community of rubber tappers.

>> The Whole of Acre in a Single Tree
Essay about this painting within the context of the Brazilian history. By José Roca, co-curator of the 27th São Paulo Biennial.

© Photo: Haupt & Binder

Hélio Melo
* 1926 Vila Antinari, Acre, Brazil.
+ 2001 Goiânia, Brazil.
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São Paulo / 2006 / Tour