Although he started as a painter, it is with the medium of tapestry that Genaro De Carvalho found his favorite way of expression. The theme of «Tropical plants» that he...
Although he started as a painter, it is with the medium of tapestry that Genaro De Carvalho found his favorite way of expression. The theme of «Tropical plants» that he used in the paintings of Hotel de Bahia lobby (destroyed in the 80s), has inspired his first works of tapestries in 1953. His style can be described as decorative with the abundant use of flowers and animals but is also reminiscent from the Bahian folklore. This wool tapestry composed by one sunflower, leaves, branches and small colored element is part of the «Sunflowers» thematic series.