A comparison between Antoni Gaudi (1852 – 1926) / Barcelona / Spain – – Fa?ade of The Secret Family Temple with Poty Lazzarotto (1924-1998) Ctba-BR

the beginning of the 50’s printed out a new radical changing in all the system of art. In 1922, (Gaudi was close to his end), one of the greatest movements of Art in Brazil took part, and was called the week of Modern Arts. Since that time Modernism was always the first reference in terms of tendencies.06 From Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, Poty was contemporary to all these events. But his work is still very regional and far away from all these tendencies. Gaudi and Poty could be themselves even competing with other artists from their time, and exposed to so many cultural influences.

            As Regina Casillo comments: “All the cities have their own values, like Guignard is to Minas Gerais, Di Cavalcanti to Rio de Janeiro, and Curitiba was given the present by the Gods to have Napoleon Potyguara Lazzarotto as its main value (trans.).”06 Poty was born in Curitiba, in March 29th, 1924, providing a cue of his destiny. It is the date, of Curitiba’s birthday, as the ex-prefect Rafael Greca de Macedo replied: “The city he would never get stressed to portray on his paintings.” Poty’s work is basically centered in murals wherever visitors or not, go in the capital of Paraná, São Paulo or Rio.

           His noticed talent designated Lazzarotto’s life since he was fourteen. He created a personage called Haroldo, and then, became famous because of his figures. His work is known throughout the world, especially in Rio de Janeiro where one of his murals was destroyed by the fire in 1964. In Sao Paulo he created the mural called Latin America Memorial. But it is in Paraná that his work is more representative.08 He attended the College of Arts in Curitiba. The murals are great, and remarks of his work are

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