"I want to show you the soul behind the reality." The proposal is from the painter Oscar Casares, who returns to the spotlight with a painting of the pop singer Madonna, to be presented at the International Biennial of Contemporary Art in Florence from 5 to 13 December.

Oscar had recreated divas of today as the painting of Nicole Kidman, a work that had the best reception internationally, after an mysterious case of transport to Australia, with disappearance and route deviations until reach the possession of the actress who, seeing the artwork, Nicole was dazzled by the fidelity of the painting. This perception was transverse to art critics, with references to the artist to soar exponentially in the Web sites dedicated to these issues. Pedro Vila Chã - J.N