Work in Puerto Ordaz, Venezuela, in the 1990s

1. Romantic Myths
Natalya Critchley

2. The Guayana region is often associated
with romantic myths from the colonial era,
such as Manoa, the city of gold. Another
association is the equally romantic
idealisation of nature in the Gran Sabana,
with it's table-top mountains (the Tepui) and
their peculiar flora, and the Angel Falls, the
highest in the world. And then a bit further
down... the Amazon jungle. However the
reality of Ciudad Guayana was very
different.

3. Ship and serpent
Oil on canvas, 120 x 150cms 1994

4. Tropical factory
Oil on canvas, 170 x 200 cm, 1995

5. Towards the synagogue
Oil on canvas, 150 x 170 cm. 1987

6. Intransigente
Oil on canvas, 120 x 150 cm, 1993

7. La entrada
Oil on canvas, 200 x 200cm, 1993

8. Unconventional products for export
Oil on canvas, 150 x 170cms 1994