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An Anthropophagic Legacy: Oswald de Andrade's Manifesto Antropofago in Brazilian Anti-Art and the Works of Cildo Meireles

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Author	Wujcik, Stacey A.
Title	An Anthropophagic Legacy: Oswald de Andrade's Manifesto Antropofago in Brazilian Anti-Art and the Works of Cildo Meireles
Year Degree Awarded	2011
Department	Art History
Degree	M.A.
Abstract	In his 1928 Manifesto Antropófago, the Brazilian poet and playwright Oswald de Andrade encouraged Brazilians to appropriate, consume, digest, and assimilate European theories and styles to enhance the Brazilian avant-garde. Oswald's theory of "cultural cannibalism" or Anthropophagy, has since been reinterpreted to serve various purposes in Brazilian art. In the early 1960s Anthropophagy was important to Neo-Concretists, who shifted the focus of the artwork to the viewer's body. The theory was then revived by the Tropicalists for its subversive nature and tactics of appropriation. Anthropophagy was immensely important to the generation of artists who worked during the Brazilian military regime in the 1960s and 1970s, who would use Anthropophagy as a model for appropriating elements of military rule to criticize the government. The themes of the Manifesto Antropófago are often evident in the works of Cildo Meireles, whose art seems to employ Anthropophagy as a conceptual model. In his investigation of the effects of consumerism, sensory perception, and imperialism and colonialism, Meireles employs the elements of appropriation and subversion that are part of an Anthropophagic legacy. Meireles' interest in Anthropophagy culminates in a utopian interpretation of the theory, and a redefinition of its significance in terms of Brazilian identity.
Advisor	Silk, Gerald
Committee Members	Gold, Susanna
Degree Granting Institution	Temple University
Subject	Art History
Keywords	Anthropophagy Cildo Meireles
Publisher	Temple University Libraries
Type	Masters Thesis
Format	Application/PDF
Number of Pages	77
Rights	The author has granted Temple University a limited, non-exclusive, royalty-free license to reproduce his or her dissertation, in whole or in part, in electronic or paper form and to make it available to the general public at no charge. This permission is granted in addition to rights granted to ProQuest. The author retains all other rights.
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