Cultural and afro-brazilian manifestations in the works of Heitor dos Prazeres/Manifestacoes culturais e afro-brasileiras nas obras de Heitor dos Prazeres

• Published in: Revista croma (Lisboa) no. 14; p. 84
• Main Authors: Stori, Norberto, Maranhao, Romero De Albuquerque
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Spanish
• Published: Faculdade de Belas-Artes da Universidade de Lisboa 01.07.2019
• Subjects: Artists; Cultural identity; Dance; Symbolism
• ISSN: 2182-8547; 2182-8717

The cultural and Afro manifestations are remarkable elements that appear with certain frequency in the works of the carioca artist Heitor dos Prazeres (1898-1966). In this context, the objective of this article is to analyze the manifestations portrayed by Heitor, emphasizing the origin and construction of the cultural identity of the brazilian people. It is concluded that the art of Heitor dos Prazeres evokes the creation of a public space (re) invented with the presence of black symbolic-corporeal expressions and cultural manifestations that solidify the identity of the people. Keywords: resistance / dance / religion. As manifestacoes culturais e afro sao elementos marcantes e que aparecem com certa frequencia nas obras do artista carioca Heitor dos Prazeres (1898-1966). Neste contexto, o objetivo deste artigo e analisar as manifestacoes retratadas por Heitor, enfatizando a origem e a construcao da identidade cultural do povo brasileiro. Conclui-se que a arte de Heitor dos Prazeres evoca a criacao de um espaco publico (re) inventado com a presenca de expressoes simbolico-corporeas negras e de manifestacoes culturais que solidificam a identidade do povo. Palavras chave: resistencia / danca / religiao.