▁artists ▁like ▁Gia com etti , ▁Ernst , ▁and ▁Ar p . ▁Mart ins ▁learned ▁to ▁work ▁in ▁bronze ▁from ▁Jacques ▁Lip ch itz , ▁whose ▁influence ▁can ▁perhaps ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁“ Im possible ▁III ” ▁( 1 9 4 6 ). ▁Brazil ian ▁anth rop oph agy ▁and ▁can n ib al ism ▁interested ▁Mart ins ▁and ▁informed ▁much ▁of ▁her ▁later ▁work . ▁Example ▁of ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁works ▁like ▁her ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁sculpt ure ▁“ Y ara ,” ▁inspired ▁by ▁the ▁T up i ▁or ▁Gu ar ani ▁Indian ▁myth ▁of ▁a ▁man - e ating ▁river ▁god dess . ▁Y ara ▁would ▁sing ▁her ▁song ▁of ▁s edu ction ▁to ▁passing ▁men ▁ent icing ▁them ▁to ▁visit ▁her ▁j ung le ▁domain ▁where ▁she ▁would ▁dev our ▁them , ▁like ▁an ▁insect ▁in ▁a ▁Ven us ▁fly t rap . ▁Im ag ery ▁like ▁this ▁caught ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁Sur real ist ▁Mov ement ▁founder , ▁Andre ▁Bre ton , ▁at ▁her ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Valent ine ▁Gallery . ▁Here , ▁Bre ton ▁connected ▁Maria ’ s ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁myth ology ▁of ▁the ▁Amazon ▁River ▁with ▁his ▁own ▁desire ▁to ▁create ▁new ▁myth s ▁to ▁base ▁a ▁future ▁society ▁on . ▁Bre ton ▁rec ount ed ▁the ▁impact ▁Martin ’ s ▁sculpt ure ▁had ▁on ▁him ▁in ▁his ▁pre face ▁to ▁her ▁ 1 9 4 7 ▁exhibition ▁at ▁the ▁Jul ien ▁Le vy ▁Gallery : ”