Creative process and aesthetic appreciation in Wauja graphism

Authors

  • ARISTÓTELES BARCELOS NETO Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v12i12p87-110

Keywords:

amazonian graphic art, native notions of creativity and aesthetics, artifacts for ritual payment

Abstract

The idea that artistic creationcomes from non-human worlds is a verypresent theme in the lowland SouthAmerica ethnology (Taylor, 2003; Viveirosde Castro, 1986). This article offers avision about this subject expanding itsdescription to an analysis of the socialplace of beauty and ugliness in the graphicart of the Wauja Indians of the UpperXingu river. I argue that the wauja aestheticpaysage is framed by ideas of excellence andperfection which must achieve fullness inthe great rituals performed for high rankindividuals.

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Author Biography

  • ARISTÓTELES BARCELOS NETO, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo
    Pós-doutorando no Departamento de Antropologia da Universidade de São Paulo.

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Published

2004-03-30

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 12 (2004)

Section

Articles and Essays

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How to Cite

BARCELOS NETO, A. (2004). Creative process and aesthetic appreciation in Wauja graphism. Cadernos De Campo (São Paulo, 1991), 12(12), 87-110. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2316-9133.v12i12p87-110