Amadeo: a mysteriously restless and indefatigable man as if always sensing brevity of the time he had left. An artist out of definition, whose painting questions the painting itself, indomitable, scandalous and misunderstood. For being «Infinitely» according Almada, is someone who never had the time within him. How many lives are there in Amadeo de Souza Cardoso’s brief life?
Rafael Morais
Amadeo de Souza-Cardoso
Ana Lopes
Lucie Pecetto
Ricardo Barbosa
Eduardo Vianna
Lúcia Moniz
Laura
Raquel Rocha Vieira
Helena
Eunice Muñoz
Avó
Rogério Samora
José Emygdio de Sousa Cardoso
Manuela Couto
Emília Cândida Cardoso
Ana Vilela da Costa
Graça de Sousa Cardoso
Amadeo: a mysteriously restless and indefatigable man as if always sensing brevity of the time he had left. An artist out of definition, whose painting questions the painting itself, indomitable, scandalous and misunderstood. For being «Infinitely» according Almada, is someone who never had the time within him. How many lives are there in Amadeo de Souza Cardoso’s brief life?
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