Rodrigo de Haro

It was interesting to come across this name again after so many years. Rodrigo de Haro is a famous Florianopolis artist, who is well know for his mosaic murals, which are spectacular. For the uninitiated, a lot of Brazilian art takes some getting used to. A lot of it is naive and for me, the most interesting art is that which doesn't try to imitate art of the 'West', but is rooted in Brazilian culture. Rodrigo de Haro is such an artist. His work is lively and animated, full of stories and poetry and rich in colour. He has done a wonderful mural for the University on the outside wall of the Reitoria (University House), which is so long that my camera could not take one photo of it all - so I took a series of close up photos, some of which I have posted in the gallery.