Painting Comics as a "Permanent Commentary on the State of the Arts"

• Published in: Konsthistorisk tidskrift Vol. 86; no. 1; pp. 45 - 66
• Main Author: Pinto dos Santos, Mariana
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Abingdon Routledge 02.01.2017; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Art history

Eduardo Batarda (b. 1943, Coimbra, Portugal) is a Portuguese painter, whose work has, by its particular characteristics, been questioning art history, as well as the relation between art and politics throughout the years, since 1964. I propose to focus particularly in some examples of his paintings...