The artwork titled “The Big Fish Eats the Little One,” created by the distinguished artist Manuel Alvarez Bravo in 1932, belongs to the genre of photography. The subject matter of the artwork is presented in stark black and white tones, characteristic of the photography of that period.
In the artwork, a large fish, presumably made of metal or other material, is suspended vertically against a wall, adjacent to a doorway. The fish holds a stack of papers or documents in its mouth, suggesting an allegorical or symbolic meaning. The presence of a street number “54 B” and a partially visible sign bearing the name “Alfredo Ferrugia” painted on the wall provides a sense of location, which appears to be an urban or suburban setting. The image captures mundane details, such as the texture of the wall and the design of the door, adding to the immersive, almost tactile quality of Bravo’s composition.
