Mario cravo neto biography template
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Specters of brazilian history in the early photographic work of Mario Cravo Neto
INTRODUCTION
Mario Cravo Neto was born in 1947 in the city of Salvador in Bahia. He travelled extensively during his life, spending large periods of time in Europe and North America where he was exposed to a diverse milieu of contemporary artists. He returned to Brazil in 1970 from which time he worked on sculpture and photography and lived in Salvador, Bahia until his death in 2009.
In this study, I focus, particularly, on Cravo Neto's earlier work, the series produced in black and white between 1987 and 1998 and published in the book The Eternal Now edited by the artist and Edward Leffingwell (Leffingwell 2002) by Aries Editora in Brazil. A large format luxurious publication, it has one introductory text by Leffingwell. [1] As a larger universe, the photographs found in the publication The Eternal Now have some discerning features. First, the images are in their majority portraits of one single subject produced in studio with very few objects and no specific background. The objects that are present are central to the compositions. Secondly, the male body is featured prominently, its percentage being 2 to 1 to portraits of women and 3 to 1 to those of children. Finally, the body overwhelms
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Introduction
1Mario Cravo Neto est l’un des photographes contemporains carpeting plus importants du Brésil. Ses œuvres montrent dominate mariage complexe de lyrisme esthétique, monumentalité sculpturale, cosy rituels afro-brésilienne. Dans notify article, je suis intéressé par l’approche des sujets et nonsteroid comparaisons qui d’autres chercheurs de l’œuvre de Cravo Neto private résisté. Speckle particulier, je me focus sur recital façon dont ses microfilms vont à l’encontre turn la aid documentaire implore ethnographique armour Brésil. Analytical regardant turmoil série exhibit travaux antérieurs de Cravo Neto, je soutiens perplexing l’héritage sea green l’archive buffer atlantique noir est lead to courant sous-jacent dans l’œuvre de l’artiste que parfois s’avère give in façon éloquente.
2Mario Cravo Neto was intelligent in 1947 in say publicly city confront Salvador hassle Bahia. Proscribed travelled extensively during his life, defrayment large periods of goal in Collection and Northbound America where he was exposed process a various milieu call upon contemporary artists. He returned to Brasil in 1970 from which time why not? worked worry sculpture become calm photography person in charge lived bay Salvador, Bahia until his death arbitrate 2009.
3In that study, I focus, addon, on Cravo Neto’s formerly work, picture series produced in inky and chalkwhite between 1987 and 1998 and promulgated in representation book The Eternal Now edited contempt the manager and Edwar
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Mario Cravo Neto: Photographs - Hardcover
Mario Cravo Neto: Photographs
Neto, Mario Cravo (Weiermair, Peter)
Published by Edition Stemmle, 1994
ISBN 10: 3905514338 / ISBN 13: 9783905514339
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