João Câmara Filho, born in João Pessoa,

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), in 1944, is a Brazilian painter. He lives and works in

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. The artist thinks of himself principally as
painter
but has also extensive work i
lithography
João Câmara produces individual works and also theme series. He has created three theme series.
Scenes from Brazilian Life
, produced between 1974 and 1976, comprises 1
paintings
and 10
lithographs
on the theme of the Vargas period in Brazilian History ( Getúlio Dorneles Vargas, 1882–1954, was president and dictator of Brazil).
Ten Love Affairs and a Painting by Camara
, produced between 1976 and 1983, consists of a source book (lithographs),
triptych
1
large paintings
7
lytographs
2
assemblages
and thre
objects

Two Cities
', produced between 1987 and 2001, consists of 3
paintings
and 1
objects
More information on João Câmara and his works can be found in hi
website

Bibliography on the artist

*''Cenas da Vida Brasileira''. Frederico Morais, 1980. *''Dez Casos de Amor - Teoria e corpo do pintor secreto''. Frederico Morais, 1983. *''João Câmara. Jacob Klintowitz, 1993. *''João Câmara - O Revelador de Paradoxos Político-Sociais''. Almerinda da Silva Lopes, 1995. *''João Câmara - Trilogia''. Antologia. Takano Editora, 2003.

External links

João Câmara's website
1944 births Living people Brazilian painters {{Brazil-painter-stub