A Construção do imaginário na obra de J. Borges: um estudo sobre a xilogravura no contexto sociocultural de Bezerros - PE-

Abstract

The master’s entitled “The construction of the imaginary in the work of J. Borges: A study on woodcuts in the sociocultural context of Bezerros – PE”, is techniques in the Histery and Theory of Art research line, whose general objective is to investigate, understand and identify the possible relationships between art, context and imagination, and intends to contextualize J. Borges’ art and the sociocultural reality of the Northeast region. Cordel literature and woodcuts are artistic expressions recognized on the national and international scene as eminently Northeastern and Brazilian productions for constructing narratives and textual and visual records about daily life in rural contexts in the interior of the country, especially in the Northeast. In cordel literature, these realities are poetically (re)elaborated in texts and imagens, composing the popular imagination in stories and woodcuts, which are presented in the various events from the relationships between human beings and the regional and local singularities of the contexts where they are produced, and also connected to universal questions and themes of ways of being and living in society. This dissertation also highlights aspects of woodcuts, addressing how woodcuts are presented in the Northeast as an identity and narrative constructions, the sociocultural universe of the city of Bezerros in Pernambuco, and how the artist’s relationship with it occurs. It also addresses the imagery in J. Borges’ art through these network. Finally, it presents the artists who went through master’s teachings, and their possible influences and approaches. In this way, the cultural richness of this region is understood, with its social, economic, historical and geographical characteristics, without forgetting to address the physical locations, manifestations and cultural expressions that stand out most in the city. To this and, it uses, as central authors in its bibliographic references: Wunenburger (2007); Durand (2011); Ortiz (1994); Albuquerque Jr (2011; 2013); Geertz (1978; 2004); and Franklin (2007). The methodology consists of the Analysis and Synthesis method, and the methodological procedure of data collection based on bibliographic and documentary research, in addition to participant observation. As results, one can perceive the sociocultural links that the artist establishes with the city and the reflections of this experience in his work, which result in artistic creations in playful ways, sometimes explored in a more critical way, other times, more poetically, the based on the artist’s perceptions, as do other local woodblock artists, successors who are directly influenced by the artist. Therefore, the approach of this dissertation does not remain in what is given, but rather aims to contribute to further research, with the aim of contextualizing the his successors in the art of northeastern woodcuts.