Rogério Duarte created this album cover in 1968 for Gilberto Gil, a Brazilian singer, guitarist, and songwriter. Gil is the center point on this album cover, surrounded by bold geometrics, and contrasting colors. His dark hair and clothing blends into the black background he stands in front of, emphasizing the lightness on his skin and…
Duarte designed the movie poster for Glauber Rocha’s Deus o Diabo na Terra do Sol, (Black God, White Devil) 1964. This movie is considered a Brazillian classic, and an icon of the time. Rocha, a motion-picture director who was a leading figure in Brazil’s Cinema Novo (“New Cinema”) was a friend of Duarte’s. The poster…
Rogério Duarte was born in Ubaíra, State of Bahia, Brazil, in 1939 and died in Brasilia, Brazil in 2016. He is mostly known for being a graphic designer, however he was also a poet, composer, intellect, and activist. Duarte played a crucial role in the development of the Tropicália movement, or Tropicalism. In Brazil,…