Painel de Carybé - Salvador, Brazil - Relief Art Sculptures on Waymarking.com

The historical marker reads: « A total of 27 panels represent Candomblé divinities, known as orixás. Each screen depicts a divinity, with his or her respective instruments and liturgical animals. Argentinean by birth and a naturalized Brazilian citizen, Carybé was one of the most versatile artists of his generation. Painter, printmaker, draftsman, illustrator, potter, sculptor, muralist, researcher and journalist. »

Brazilian religious alter mixing elements of Umbanda, Candomblé, and Catholicism. The orixás are deified ancestors or natural spirits that serve as a bridge between the earthly realm and the divine. They are intermediaries between humans and the supreme god, Oludumaré. (visit link)

Your impression of the sculpture?: Where is this sculpture?: Rua Chile, 22 Comercio, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 40020-000 Sculptors Name: Carybé Date Sculpture was opened for vewing?: Not listed Website for sculpture?: Not listed

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