Explore the life of Tarsila do Amaral by Art History For Real https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47 An Interactive Digital Collage for the Mini Course '7 Kickass Women in Art History' at arthistoryforreal.com en-us 2021-01-19 23:29:14 UTC 2024-11-21 01:13:17 UTC hello@padlet.com About Tarsila do Amaral (1886 - 1973) debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1106383310 Tarsila is considered one of the most influential modern artists in Latin American yet was relatively unknown in the United States until 2018 when the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York and the Art Institute of Chicago each featured a solo exhibition of her work

She was instrumental in moving Brazil's modern art movement forward. One of her most influential paintings representative of Brazil's modern movement is Abaporu; (next tile) it became a symbol for Brazil's new cultural identity and modernism with its large shapes, bright colours and out-of-proportion body parts.
 
Below: Tarsila do Amaral, 1925 (photographer unknown)]]> 2021-01-20 16:03:42 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1106383310 Painting: 'Abaporu' 1928 by Tarsila do Amaral debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107911931 This extraordinary painting (below) inspired Tarsila's husband Oswald de Andrade, who was part of the Grupo dos Cinco, to write "Anthropophagite Manifesto", an essay about cultural cannibalism. Sound strange? Definitely. It is unclear how widely it was read or considered at the time (though it re-surfaced in the 1960s and influenced other poets and artists), but scholars today interpret it as a rejection of Europe as the dominant culture with the premise that Brazilians could 'consume' European culture and then transform it into forms unique to Brazil.   

 It is also not clear whether the painting was titled before or after Oswald wrote the manifesto, but either way the painting Abaporu is viewed by scholars as a visual representation of Oswald's manifesto. The title (Abaporu) is taken from the Tupi language; the Tupi are an aboriginal people of Brazil.The literal translation is 'the man that eats people’ (!). Art scholars suggest that the idea of cannibalism can act as a metaphor for cultural ingestion and rebirth. Interesting. What do you think?

To view the paintings in this digital collage close-up, click on the images.

Do you see the title, Abaporu, fitting with the visual elements of the painting? How, if at all, does the title affect your impression and experience of the painting? What do you like or dislike about the Abaporu?

]]> 2021-01-20 22:15:33 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107911931 Video: Experience Tarsila's painting, 'A Lua' (The Moon) at the Museum debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107914532 Get up close to Tarsila's painting 'A Lua' with the curator from the Museum Modern of Art when she talks about the museum's newly acquired painting.  Video is  3 minutes.

]]> 2021-01-20 22:16:53 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107914532 Painting: 'Anthropophagy' 1929 by Tarsila do Amaral debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107929392 The title of this painting (below) refers to cannibalism,  its literal translation is 'the eating of flesh by other human beings'. Keep in mind, the title and painting are symbols for new way of thinking about art and culture that Tarsila and the Group of Five were working towards. Some suggest that Anthropophagy is a way of thinking about cultural assimilation, inspired by Oswald de Andrade, and that the philosophy describes an unusual and obscure creative philosophy, where the one doing the consuming wants to 'inherit the cultural qualities of his enemy'. More strangeness. If you are interested in  learning more about this idea, click here.

What do you think of when you view this painting? What are you drawn to?]]> 2021-01-20 22:25:15 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107929392 Explore: MoMA - Exhibition "Tarsila do Amaral: Inventing Modern Art In Brazil, 2018 (web page) debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107941894 Click the image below to learn more.]]> 2021-01-20 22:32:16 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107941894 Painting: 'E.F.C.B' (Estrada de Ferro Central do Brasil), [train station] 1923 by Tarsila debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107948725 2021-01-20 22:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107948725 Painting: 'A Lua' [the Moon] 1928 by Tarsila do Amaral debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107951592 2021-01-20 22:37:29 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107951592 Tarsila's Soviet Union Experience debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107952763 In 1929, Tarsil's family lost their fortune in the stock market crash, and Tarsila and her husband divorced. The following year there was a revolution in Brazil and a new authoritarian government came into power. In 1931 Tarsila traveled to the Soviet Union for an exhibition of her works at the State Museum of New Western Art in Moscow. While there, she traveled throughout the county and saw the poverty and plight of the Russian people. It affected her greatly. 

When Tarsila returned to Brazil in 1932, she was involved in the São Paulo Constitutional Revolt against the dictatorship in Brazil. Along with others who were seen as leftist supporters, Tarsila was imprisoned for a month which in part was due to her travels to Russia which made her appear as a communist sympathizer. 

Her painting style shifted dramatically as a result of her experiences.  After 1933, her focus transitioned to themes of social justice with an emphasis on the working class.

Painting below: 'Segunda Classe' (Second Class), 1933 by Tarsila 
]]> 2021-01-20 22:38:11 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107952763 Video of painting 'Operarios' (Workers) 1932 by Tarsila debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107954068 An excellent video providing a unique experience of Tarsila' painting. Try and watch the video (4 minutes) the whole way through. It's a great way to experience a work of art and look at parts of a painting you might miss with a quick view. An interesting fact: did you know that while in a museum most people spend less than one minute looking at a work of art?

]]> 2021-01-20 22:38:59 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1107954068 Painting: 'The Bather' 1932 by Fernand Leger debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108065490 Do you see any similarities between the painting below, The Bathers by Fernand Leger and Tarsila's Anthropophagy (above)?

It is interesting how writings of some art scholars imply that Tarsila was influenced and trained in cubism from artists including Fernand Leger while she studied in Paris (1920-1923), yet Fernand Leger studied with Tarsila; he was a student studying in Paris at the same time as Tarsila; he was five years older that Tarsila.

The painting below by Leger was painted three years after Anthropophagy by Tarsila.
Do you see any similarities between the two?
 ]]> 2021-01-20 23:58:41 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108065490 Painting: 'La Pompe à Essence' (The Fuel Pump) 1959 by Fernand Leger debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108077799 Another work (below) a lithograph, by Fernand Leger that was done well after Tarsila's Train Station.

What do you think about the works? Which do do you prefer and why?

It is flattering, if this was the case, that Leger admired and was inspired by Tarsila. This is common in artistic practices, it's how people innovate and get ideas. We've seen this with other artists in the course.

How do you get inspired for work or personal projects, where do you go, OR, who do you look to for inspiration?]]> 2021-01-21 00:07:52 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108077799 Painting: 'Operarios' (Workers) 1932 by Tarsila do Amaral debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108275672 2021-01-21 02:27:13 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108275672 Painting bought by Soviet Union after Tarsila's 1931 Exhibition debbiemorrison5 https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108462268 This painting is at the State Hermitage Museum Russia, St Petersburg. Click the image below to learn more.]]> 2021-01-21 04:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/debbiemorrison5/n87eqrhjrvmh2p47/wish/1108462268