RoostersChico da Silva · 1974 · Gouache on canvas
Roosters, Chico da Silva, 1974

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Roosters

Artist
Chico da Silva
Year
1974
Technique
Gouache on canvas
Support
Canvas
Dimensions
50 x 70 cm
Collection
João Cunha Collection
Signature
FDSILVA, lower center (reversed S)
Photo
Eric Keki
Inventory no.
JCC-009

Description for blind and low-vision visitors

A horizontal painting set against a near-black ground crossed by dense radiating lines in red, orange, yellow, blue and green that fan out like sunbursts and starbursts across the field. At center two large fantastical bird-roosters confront each other, their heads meeting in the upper middle. The bird on the left is built from warm reds, oranges and yellows, with a rounded body of red dots ringed in dark outlines and a tall crest. The bird on the right is built from cool blues, purples and greens, with a fanned plumed crest and a peacock-like tail spread to the upper right. Their bodies sweep downward into striped, curling tails and clawed feet near the lower center, where smaller white plumed forms and green starbursts cluster. The whole surface is patterned with fine parallel stripes, dots and concentric circles.