I am Gustavo Vaz, i am from Brasil, but i study at Martin Methodist college in Pulaski TN. I have been drawn to this picture that is in exposition at the arts gallery at our school, because the theme of the painting is this dying river where there is almost no fish anymore to feed the population, but the colors in the painting are still bright, not just to symbolize a warning, but also to symbolize HOPE. Besides being a great painting it reminds me of when Picasso first started painting for himself and incorporated the Cubism which is one of the styles that fascinates me.