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A grande beleza : ressignificando o envelhecimento feminino através da escultura
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Este trabalho de projeto investiga de que modo a escultura pode contribuir para transvalorizar as representações do envelhecimento feminino na arte e na cultura contemporânea. A pesquisa parte do questionamento central - é possível ressignificar o envelhecimento feminino através da escultura? - e tem como objeto de estudo o envelhecimento feminino no campo da escultura, historicamente silenciado ou associado à decadência. O objetivo geral é propor uma nova leitura do envelhecer feminino por meio da prática escultórica, articulando teoria, análise de obras e criação artística. A metodologia combina investigação teórica, análise de estudos de caso e produção artística (Research through Art). A primeira parte desenvolve os fundamentos conceituais e históricos, discutindo o corpo e a pele como arquivos simbólicos, as representações do envelhecimento na arte e a escultura como corpo expandido. A segunda parte apresenta o projeto artístico, dividido em duas seções: na primeira, são apresentadas as esculturas produzidas para este projeto, o vestido dourado de látex, a coroa de pés de galinha dourados, a corrente de porcelana, o amuleto em resina e O Último Ato, peça final acondicionada em caixa de acrílico que encerra simbolicamente o ciclo do projeto e, na segunda, a união dessas peças em fotos-performance que exploram os vínculos entre corpo, feminilidade e tempo, enfatizando o envelhecimento como potência estética e política, capaz de articular beleza e empoderamento. O conjunto das obras propõe uma reflexão sobre o corpo feminino como território de memória, transformação e resistência. Os resultados indicam que a escultura é um meio eficaz para ressignificar o envelhecimento, permitindo transformar a fragilidade em potência e a invisibilidade em presença. Esta prática artística contribui ainda para incitar um pensamento crítico sobre o culto à juventude e o estigma social associado ao envelhecimento, impostos de modo acrítico pela sociedade capitalista e produtivista.
This project-based dissertation investigates how sculpture can contribute to revaluing the representations of female aging in contemporary art and culture. The research stems from the central question - is it possible to re-signify female aging through sculpture? - and takes as its object of study the representation of aging women in the field of sculpture, historically silenced or associated with decay. The general objective is to propose a new interpretation of female aging through sculptural practice, articulating theory, artwork analysis, and artistic creation. The methodology combines theoretical investigation, case study analysis, and artistic production (Research through Art). The first part develops the conceptual and historical framework, discussing the body and the skin as symbolic archives, the representations of aging in art, and sculpture as an expanded body. The second part presents the artistic project, divided into two sections: the first introduces the sculptures created for this research - the golden latex dress, the crown made of gilded chicken feet, the porcelain chain, the resin amulet, and The Last Act, a final piece encased in an acrylic box that symbolically concludes the project's cycle; the second brings together these pieces in photo-performances that explore the connections between body, femininity, and time, emphasizing aging as an aesthetic and political force capable of articulating beauty and empowerment. The ensemble of works proposes a reflection on the female body as a territory of memory, transformation, and resistance. The results indicate that sculpture is an effective means of re-signifying aging, allowing fragility to become strength and invisibility to turn into presence. This artistic practice also contributes to fostering critical thought on the cult of youth and the social stigma surrounding aging, uncritically imposed by capitalist and productivity-driven society.
This project-based dissertation investigates how sculpture can contribute to revaluing the representations of female aging in contemporary art and culture. The research stems from the central question - is it possible to re-signify female aging through sculpture? - and takes as its object of study the representation of aging women in the field of sculpture, historically silenced or associated with decay. The general objective is to propose a new interpretation of female aging through sculptural practice, articulating theory, artwork analysis, and artistic creation. The methodology combines theoretical investigation, case study analysis, and artistic production (Research through Art). The first part develops the conceptual and historical framework, discussing the body and the skin as symbolic archives, the representations of aging in art, and sculpture as an expanded body. The second part presents the artistic project, divided into two sections: the first introduces the sculptures created for this research - the golden latex dress, the crown made of gilded chicken feet, the porcelain chain, the resin amulet, and The Last Act, a final piece encased in an acrylic box that symbolically concludes the project's cycle; the second brings together these pieces in photo-performances that explore the connections between body, femininity, and time, emphasizing aging as an aesthetic and political force capable of articulating beauty and empowerment. The ensemble of works proposes a reflection on the female body as a territory of memory, transformation, and resistance. The results indicate that sculpture is an effective means of re-signifying aging, allowing fragility to become strength and invisibility to turn into presence. This artistic practice also contributes to fostering critical thought on the cult of youth and the social stigma surrounding aging, uncritically imposed by capitalist and productivity-driven society.
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Dissertação de mestrado, Escultura, 2026, Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Belas-Artes.
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Sculpture Gender Ageism Skin Visibility Escultura Género Etarismo Pele Visibilidade