Nelson Cardoso - Paintings

The Paintings of Nelson Cardoso

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À Espera (The Wait); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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5 figures, the protagonist is pregnant, the 3 possible fathers at the left; the lover of the real father all to the right with obvious doubts.

A Ansiedade da Espera (the Anxiety of Waiting); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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5 figures, the right most figure is pregnant. The other figures hug and are waiting for the child to be born.

Tentacao (Temptation); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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The devil seduces a woman with a fish tail and a breast on her head.

Na casa de banho (At the Bathroom); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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A female figure contemplating "at business" in the loo. A male figure is reading in another loo and outside naked figures are queuing up for their turn.

Sem Título (1) (Without title) 2006; Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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A couple is making love and is observed by the figure at the right. At the left an abstract structure that could be a window.

Em Movimento (Moving); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Drunken vision of jiggling breasts.

Elas (These Girls); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Prostitutes from the slums.

Caminho da mata (The march in the forest); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Four animal figures marching through the forest.

Safadinha (Naughty woman); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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A woman undresses by the window with a naughty expression.

Travesti (Transvestite); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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A transvestite looks through the window at a gentleman with a hat.

Bisbilhotar (Snooping); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Snooping. Third part of the trilogy together with the naughty girl and the transvestite.

Cachorro da madame (Dog of the noble Lady); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Dog of a noble Lady. Reminiscence to Kurt Schwitters "construction for a noble lady".

A Vaca (The Cow); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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A cow made of wooden moldes.

Gato (Cat); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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A half hidden cat.

O Porco (The Swine); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Used kitchen cut board. Statement of mercy and empathy for the pigs.

A gula (Geediness); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Woman and cat fighting for the same plate. Sausage, fish, banana and egg.

Marinheiro fumando cachimbo (Sailor smoking pipe); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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From the expressionist phase, A sailor smoking a pipe, collage of newspaper on cardboard.

Maria e seus dois homens (Maria and her 2 lovers) 2006

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A woman between two men; the lovers of Maria, different but the same.

O Picas (The Train Ccnductor)

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Made from pricked train tickets. A tribute to the public transport and its personal. The picked tickets were saved from the time when Cardoso temporarily lost his driving license.

Os equilibristas na bicicleta (The acrobats on the bicycle); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Two balancers on a bicycle.

Dançar e espreitar (Dancing and prowling); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Two persons dancing; two persons snooping..

À espera com a mão no bolso (Waiting with the hands in your pocket); Painting by Nelson Cardoso

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Two men waiting for women with the hands in their pockets. Reference to the Brazilian saying "Who wait puts his hand in the pocket. Around them an owl, cat, mouth, pig and naked figures.