Name: THAYS ALVES COSTA
Publication date: 27/06/2024
Examining board:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| ALMERINDA DA SILVA LOPES | Presidente |
| ARTUR CORREIA DE FREITAS | Examinador Externo |
| CLÓVIS MENDES GRUNER | Examinador Externo |
| GASPAR LEAL PAZ | Examinador Externo |
| PEDRO ERNESTO FAGUNDES | Examinador Interno |
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Summary: This thesis aims to analyze Jean Dubuffet's position in relation to the arts and social structures, as a way of understanding the concept of Art Brut and the influence of anarchism on his theoretical production. To do this, it was necessary to contextualize the period in which Dubuffet started the Collection de l'Art Brut and the important events he witnessed. Grounded his ideas on art, anarchism and madness in a broad theoretical and conceptual spectrum, with support from different fields of knowledge such as art, history and philosophy. The time frame annalized focuses mainly on the 1940s, a period that marked the beginning of Dubuffet's Art Brut collection. Art Brut refers to the artistic productions of inmates in psychiatric hospitals and prison - those marginalized and silenced by our normative society. In his theoretical work, Dubuffet developed positions opposed to the art field, ruling classes, education, the Church, and the State, based on the publications of German philosopher Max Stirner. For this reason, at different points in the study we will look at Stirner's thought, with the aim of showing its possible influence on Dubuffet's ideas. With regard to Dubuffet's specific publications, they support the reflections and viewpoints adopted, including: the catalog L'Art Brut préféré aux arts culturels (1949); the essay Cultura asfixiante (1968); the book Escritos sobre arte (1975); the autobiography Biografía a paso de carga (1985). Art and madness is a scarcely studied theme, and the goal of this research is to expand and unfold the discussion within the Brazilian context. To accomplish this, it analyzes the trajectory of Osório Cesar, Nise da Silveira, and Mário Pedrosa. Osório Cesar and Nise da Silveira revolutionized the treatment of madness in Brazil through therapies based on affection and social relationships. Mário Pedrosa defended the artistic productions of psychiatric patients, creating the concept of Virgin Art.
