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- Prolific José Antonio da Silva painted more than 5,000 canvases in his lifetime.
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Iconoclastic, with a contempt for art critics, Silva did a painting entitled Hanging the Critics. For his first three compositions, he won the first prize at a local exhibition whose jury, ironically, was composed of several important art critics.
His paintings are exhibited in a group show at Casa de Cultura (Art Center) in São José do Rio Preto, São Paulo and draws the attention of art critics Lourival Gomes Machado, Paulo Mendes de Almeida as well as of writer João Cruz e Costa. Read the biography of Jose Antonio da Silva. Discover interesting facts about Jose Antonio da Silva on artnet.
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Lacking funds to buy canvases, Silva painted his first three works on flannel. They were sent to the exhibition and made a strong impression on the jury, composed of critics Lourival Gomes Machado, Paulo Mendes de Almeida and philosopher João Cruz Costa - all connected to São Paulo modernism.
José Antonio da Silva, Untitled, 1966. Oil on canvas. The work of José Antônio da Silva shows exactly this social and landscape change in the interior of the state. Starting with his paintings never portraying wild or untouched nature.
After other heavy jobs, he finally settled in São José do Rio Preto as waiter and chamber boy. That was when his life took a turn for the better. In 1946 he sent Boizinhos, an oil painted on flannel, with two other works to São José Culture Center contest and won first prize.
He mainly painted landscapes of large open spaces, representing scenes of country life, such as cotton fields, coffee plantations and pastures. Over the years he explored several other themes: still life, sacred painting, maritime, historical painting and pointillist techniques.
