angelsinart:Maureen Bisilliat, Pele Preta (”Black Skin”), 1965. Created around 50 years ago, “Pele
angelsinart: Maureen Bisilliat, Pele Preta (”Black Skin”), 1965. Created around 50 years ago, “Pele Preta” (english translation: “black skin”) was the first photographic essay by the English-Brazilian artist Maureen Bisilliat, who until then was a painter. The test resulted in an exhibition at MAM-SP in 1966, a time when photographing nude black models was still a rarity. This work marks the transition of his research with the human body to a new phase and the decision to abandon painting. The essay book, published in limited edition by IMS in 2010, received the Benny Award for Graphic Excellence, the most important in the field. (This passage was translated to English so translation may not be perfect.) -- source link