Charles-Barreto-Portfolio

IN THE WORK NAPOLEON, THE

ARTIST CREATES A DIALOGUE

BETWEEN POWER, MEMORY, AND

HISTORICAL IRONY.

THE SCULPTURE IS BUILT FROM

SYMBOLIC AND EVOCATIVE

ELEMENTS — FRENCH BISCUIT,

TRADITIONALLY ASSOCIATED WITH

DELICACY AND ARISTOCRACY,

CONTRASTS WITH THE CERAMIC

“TRANSISTOR,” AN OBJECT THAT

EVOKES INDUSTRIAL MODERNITY

AND THE BEGINNINGS OF MASS

COMMUNICATION.