A forma difícil
Subtitle: ensaios sobre arte brasileira
By: Rodrigo Naves.
Publisher: Editora Atica
Published: 1996
Place of publication: São Paulo, SP
Language: por
Number of pages: 285
Subjects: Racism in art.; Art, Brazilian.; Artists -- Brazil -- Psychology.; Brazil -- In art.
Description: "In an attempt to understand the nature of Brazilian art, Naves has written essays on five artists - Debret, Guignard, Volpi, Segall, and Amilcar de Castro. With very few exceptions, Brazilian art has always been shy and ambivalent in its depictions. The author attributes this ambivalence to a poorly defined sociability, as shown through the country's history. In his own essays, Naves is not ambivalent; indeed, his insights are well articulated, even when they are polemical. An original contribution to the interpretation of the history of Brazilian art"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 58.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 260-285).