Brazilian modernism
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Brazilian modernism was a 20th-century artistic and architectural movement in Brazil that fused avant-garde European ideas with local culture, landscape, and social concerns to create a distinctively Brazilian modern aesthetic.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brazilian modernism canonical | 29 |
| Brazilian Modernism | 6 |
| Brazilian modern architecture | 1 |
| Rio de Janeiro modernist movement | 1 |
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural movement
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art movement ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
experimentation with language and form
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rejection of academicism ⓘ social and political engagement ⓘ synthesis of local and international influences ⓘ valorization of Brazilian popular culture ⓘ |
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| endTime | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| field |
architecture
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design ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ painting ⓘ sculpture ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasGoal |
break with academic traditions
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create a distinctively Brazilian modern aesthetic ⓘ fuse local culture with modern forms ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Brazilian modernist architecture
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Brazilian modernist design ⓘ Brazilian modernist literature ⓘ Brazilian modernist music ⓘ Brazilian modernist painting ⓘ Brazilian modernist sculpture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Afro-Brazilians
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surface form:
Afro-Brazilian culture
Art Deco ⓘ Art Nouveau ⓘ Brazilian folk culture ⓘ Brazilian landscape ⓘ Constructivism ⓘ Cubism ⓘ European avant-garde ⓘ Expressionism ⓘ Futurism ⓘ Indigenous Brazilian culture ⓘ Symbolism ⓘ industrialization in Brazil ⓘ nationalism in Brazil ⓘ urbanization in Brazil ⓘ |
| language | Portuguese ⓘ |
| location | Brazil ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
São Paulo ⓘ |
| movementStart | early 20th century ⓘ |
| notableConcept | antropofagia (cultural cannibalism) ⓘ |
| notableFigure |
Anita Malfatti
ⓘ
Heitor Villa-Lobos ⓘ Lúcio Costa ⓘ Manuel Bandeira ⓘ Mário de Andrade ⓘ Oscar Niemeyer ⓘ Oswald de Andrade ⓘ Tarsila do Amaral ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Abaporu
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Pauliceia Desvairada ⓘ |
| period |
first phase of Brazilian modernism
ⓘ
second phase of Brazilian modernism ⓘ third phase of Brazilian modernism ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Week of Modern Art ⓘ |
| significantEventLocation | São Paulo ⓘ |
| significantEventYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1920 ⓘ |
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Brazilian Modernism
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Carlos Leão
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Brazilian Modernism
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Amílcar de Castro
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Mário Cravo Júnior
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Sérgio Bernardes
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Gregori Warchavchik
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Marcelo Roberto
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Brazilian Modernism
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Jorge Machado Moreira
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Brazilian Modernism
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Brazilian Modernism
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Rio de Janeiro modernist movement
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Copan Building
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Brazilian modern architecture
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Franz Weissmann