A very powerful and intelligent way of representing Yemanja. We learn very early on from the mythology of the Greek gods true "designed" bodies.
I also see it as an anti-fatphobia fight, since, yes, this fat black woman is a beautiful mermaid.
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Salvador, anos 80, Luciano Andrade.
via twitter: @fadotropical
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Gal Costa – “Gal Costa” vinyl cover front and back (1969)
Artwork by Hugo Pratt
Lay out by Gian
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Nas ruas de Cachoeira, Bahia.
Guilherme Boldrin, Fevereiro de 2024
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The terreiro is the contemporary quilombo and Candomblé, for its practitioners, is the force that rebuilds families dissipated by slavery.
Photo: Roger Cipó
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