Droguinhas

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"Droguinhas" is an experimental series of knotted and twisted paper sculptures by Brazilian artist Mira Schendel that explores language, materiality, and the physical form of thought.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork series
paper sculpture series
artForm sculpture
artisticIntent to materialize thought
to question conventional language structures
artisticPeriod late career of Mira Schendel
associatedWith Brazilian modern art
Latin American conceptualism NERFINISHED
colorCharacteristic predominantly monochrome
countryOfOrigin Brazil
creator Mira Schendel NERFINISHED
creatorBirthName Myrrha Dagmar Dub NERFINISHED
creatorBirthPlace Zurich NERFINISHED
creatorMigrationDestination São Paulo NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Brazilian
dimension three-dimensional
displayedAt art galleries
museums
explores relationship between language and matter
visuality of language
focusesOn physical form of thought
genre experimental art
hasPart knotted paper objects
twisted paper objects
hasTitleLanguage Portuguese
influencedBy mysticism
phenomenology
philosophy of language
language non-verbal
mainSubject language
materiality
thought
materialUsed paper
medium paper sculpture
movement conceptual art
concrete art
notableIn 20th-century Brazilian art
relatedConcept semiotics in art
visual poetry
relatedWork Mira Schendel’s graphic works
technique knotting
twisting
textureCharacteristic delicate
fragile
titleMeaning little drugs
small doses

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Mira Schendel notableWork Droguinhas