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In this mixed-media composition, João Rebelo draws upon surrealist traditions and his background in philosophy to stage a stark existential landscape. A vibrant cobalt blue expanse serves as the backdrop for heavily textured, sculptural black forms resembling shrouded figures and crucifixes. These dark, impasted masses are physically connected by taut black threads, establishing a geometric tension across the pictorial plane. From the upper right, a singular, realistic eye gazes out as a detached observer. This integration of raw assemblage with dreamlike symbolism anchors the conceptual weight of Rebelo’s sixty-year self-taught practice.