“This is the first outstanding piece of Brazilian modem graphic design. It was no accident that the artist was a Constructivist, thus starting the relationship of almost totalldentification between Constructivist art and modem graphic designo Waves emerge from the white rectangular core – the latter being the time-honored format for paintings – and create an optical movement of continuous expansion. This expanding wave was a fitting icon for the inaugural edition of an event that even today continues to echo in Brazilian culture.”. Bienal 50 Anos, 1951-2001, 2001, p.293