Brazo de Dios
Arm of God
1968
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Albert Porta adopted the artistic personality of Zush in 1968 while a patient in a psychiatric institution. Admitted for ‘maladjustment to the environment’, it was here that a fellow patient baptized him with his new identity. Zush’s work is characterised by the construction of a personal and autobiographical mythology, based on images that seem to overflow and the creation of his own style of writing, leading to multiple parallel universes that maintain a subtle balance where the rationale of the composition barely keeps chaos in check. The desire to desacralise the figure of the artist, together with his other diverse interests, has led Zush to use multiple supports and to collaborate regularly with creators of different disciplines, such as designers, writers and musicians. An example of outsider art, the series of works presented here is connected to the psychedelic movement and its aspiration to open the doors of perception. Zush is interested in exploring imaginary states in which categories are blurred and different worlds are created.

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original title
Brazo de Dios
artist
year of acquisition
1997
type of object
Painting
dimensions
34.5 x 40 cm
Copyright
© Evru/Zush, VEGAP, Barcelona
registration number
R.0398
date
1968
fonds
Col·lecció MACBA. Dipòsit de la Generalitat de Catalunya
media
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on sized paper on canvas
credits
MACBA Collection. Government of Catalonia long-term loan. National Collection of Art. Formerly Salvador Riera Collection
original title
Brazo de Dios
registration number
R.0398
artist
date
1968
year of acquisition
1997
fonds
Col·lecció MACBA. Dipòsit de la Generalitat de Catalunya
type of object
Painting
media
Watercolour, gouache and pencil on sized paper on canvas
dimensions
34.5 x 40 cm
credits
MACBA Collection. Government of Catalonia long-term loan. National Collection of Art. Formerly Salvador Riera Collection
Copyright
© Evru/Zush, VEGAP, Barcelona
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