Bassil DaCosta

Abstract

This piece is part of a series called "Heroes Venezolanos" to honor the fallen heroes during the riots against the Venezuela dictatorship.

Creator

Gabriel Ponte-Fleary

Title

Bassil DaCosta

Date

2018

Medium

Digital Art

Description

[ID: The illustration consists of a mustard-colored background and a digital outline of Bassil Dacosta’s face whose head and mouth are covered with fabrics. The head part has images of riot police with body gear and part of a light-skinned child’s head. Between the coverings are fully visible brown/black eyes and partially visible black eyebrows; partially visible light brown facial skin. The mouth covering has images of a military tank, fires, and a person with a black helmet carrying the flag of Venezuela. The flag of Venezuela has colors of red, blue with stars in an arch and yellow. At the bottom, the name Bassil Dacosta in yellow font inside a black background.]

Citation

Gabriel Ponte-Fleary, “Bassil DaCosta,” RIT/NTID Dyer Arts Center , accessed May 8, 2024, https://dyerartscenter.omeka.net/items/show/863.