Rosana Paulino and the Art of Refazimento
Reconfigurations of the Black Female Body in the Land of Racial Democracy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4859965 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Flavia Santos De Araújo (0000-0002-0864-3233) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 1-2 |
| Pages | 63-90 |
| Publication date | 2019-12-19 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Brasiliana- Journal for Brazilian Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2245-4373 • E-ISSN: 2245-4373 |
| Publisher | Brasiliana - Journal for Brazilian Studies (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.25160/bjbs.v8i1-2.114869 |
| OpenAlex | W3000818818 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 2 |
This essay analyzes the historical and aesthetic significance of the visual art project Assentamento(s) (2012-2013) by Rosana Paulino. Her work re- inscribes the black female body into the historical narrative of Brazil, complicating long-established notions of "Brazilianness". By using art techniques and materials that combine lithography, digital printing, drawing, sewing, video, and sculpting, Paulino develops a multi-layered artistic assembly that she describes as a process of refazimento ("remaking"). Paulino pushes the boundaries of the historical archives, highlighting both the struggles and agency of black women within Brazilian society. I argue that, as a contemporary black woman visual artist, Paulino engages in a method of historical interpretation that Saidiya Hartman defines as "critical fabulation". My study explores how Paulino's refazimento represents a method of inquiry that confronts the legacies of Brazil's racial democracy and its ideology of mestiçagem. Paulino's visuality reclaims Afro-Brazilian ancestral memory and black female complex subjectivities
Aesthetics · Agency (philosophy · Art · Democracy · Ideology · Interpretation (philosophy · Literature · Narrative · Negotiation · Political science · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Gender, Feminism, and Media · Latin American Literature Studies · Race, Identity, and Education in Brazil · Gender Studies · Law
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2024 - 2024 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |