Experimental Art and the Body: Parangolé and the Collective Body

Authors

  • Marcelo Mari Department of Visual Arts, University of Brasília, Brasil

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i28.606

Keywords:

Concrete art; Neoconcretism; experimental art; art and concept; Brazilian contemporary art; Helio Oiticica; Lygia Clark.

Abstract

The article deals with the changes in Brazilian art from the 1950s to the 1970s, from concrete art to experimentalism, taking into particular account the importance of the artistic production of Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica. It can be said that both artists contributed to a radical questioning of the concept of the work of art and its traditional supports, and also provided a new relationship between the work of art and the viewer in contemporary art. In fact, Brazilian experimentalism anticipated at least a decade ahead of similar questioning of contemporary art posed by European artists and institutions.

Author Biography

Marcelo Mari, Department of Visual Arts, University of Brasília, Brasil

Marcelo Mari is a professor of art history at the University of Brasília, Brazil. He recently published a book on the art critic Ferreira Gullar and a book on the designer Sergio Rodrigues. Mari has carried out research into Brazilian modernism.

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Published

15.10.2024

How to Cite

Mari, M. (2024). Experimental Art and the Body: Parangolé and the Collective Body. AM Journal of Art and Media Studies, (35). https://doi.org/10.25038/am.v0i28.606

Issue

No. 35 (2024): Issue No. 35, October 2024 – Main Topic: Literary Images

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Beyond the Main Topic

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