Visual arts

VISUAL ARTS

Rediscovered archives

Collection located in a São Paulo museum reveals that an etching served as a platform for circulating North American art in Brazil

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Landscape architecture 

A barometer in the garden

Burle Marx's deep connection to the issues of his era mobilizes researchers who discuss the importance and challenges involved in preserving his work

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Library science

Shelves of hidden treasure

Collections of rare works in Brazil demand protection and promise new discoveries

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Photography

Yanomami Expression

Claudia Andujar exhibit on daily life in the Amazon forest brings together not only photos, but drawings done by the local indigenous peoples in the 1970s

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Physico-chemistry

Hidden strokes of Portinari

Tests show how the artist produced his artwork and may be useful in confirming the painter of a piece found in his former home

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Art

New Nature Museum in Piauí

The new institution is located in an area that borders the Serra da Capivara National Park

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History

France must return African objects

Tens of thousands of African artifacts kept in French museums should be permanently returned if requested by the country of origin

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Microbiology

Bacteria hungry for works of art

Some microorganisms destroy works of art while others protect them

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Video

Analyses show how Portinari produced his work

The findings can help confirm authorship of a painting found in what used to be his home and now is the Portinari House Museum

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ART

The curious creatures of Frans Post

Exhibition in an Irish museum brings together artwork of Brazilian fauna created by the Dutch artist in the seventeenth century

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Arts

The evolution of painting according to physics

A computer algorithm has provided a numerical quantification of the changing visual characteristics in paintings over the last thousand years

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CINEMA

A Swedish filmmaker in Copacabana

Research reveals the Brazilian dimension of the work of Arne Sucksdorff, best known for documentaries about nature

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DESIGN

Printing heritage

The first printing shops in São Paulo were established by lawyers and politicians

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DISSEMINATION

Lab-made art

Artists use tools from science to craft their work

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anthropology

How graffiti tensions art

Graffiti movement gave rise to São Paulo's own language

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Between transgression and art

A research project analyzes how the pixação graffiti movement in São Paulo developed its own language of expression and became a force in art circles

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Paleontology

Rare dinosaur sold for €1.13 million

An auction lead to a discussion about the recent trend of treating fossils as works of art

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Chemistry

The indelible pigment of Brazilwood

Raphael, Rembrandt, Pietro da Cortona, and Van Gogh all used paints containing red pigments from the bark of the brazilwood tree

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OBITUARY

A bridge to the world

Alexandre Wollner introduced the modern concept of visual identity and helped to advance academic training in design in Brazil

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ECOLOGY

Artists on an Expedition, Biologists in the Museum

Amazonia: Os novos viajantes exhibition in São Paulo brings together art and science

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PHOTOGRAPHY

History in conflict

A new book gathers images of revolts, revolutions, and civil wars, and composes a historical narrative about Brazil

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LITERATURE

Modernism revisited

Researchers rethink the São Paulo avant-garde movement's place in the Brazilian cultural scene

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VISUAL ARTS 

The omnipresence of images

Studies show how photography has molded our way of seeing the world

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Art

The rebirth of São Paulo’s baroque tradition

Recovery of artwork expands our understanding of São Paulo baroque

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Lux Boelitz Vidal

Lux Boelitz Vidal: Collector of cultures

Anthropologist has contributed to the demarcation of indigenous lands

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MENTAL HEALTH

Atelier Juquery

Sculptures and paintings reflect the role of art in psychiatric hospitals

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ART

Transnational hillbillies

Almeida Junior created his figures with the naturalist painting from Europe

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ILLUSTRATION

Science in watercolors

Illustrators merge scientific knowledge and visual arts

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ANTHROPOLOGY

Knowledge through images

Project analyzes the use of photos and film as a research strategy or product

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Art

Learning at the museum

Art show commemorates 20 years of educational programs at São Paulo

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