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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
28. O homem amarelo (The Yellow Man), 1917. This painting by Anita Malfatti was shown in São Paulo in 1917 in an exhibit that became a catalyst for the Modernist movement. Painted in the same Expressionist style-with its geometric formal simplifications and expressive deformations of color-that Segall had shown earlier in Brazil without reaction, Malfatti's work was harshly denounced by conservative critics in the press. ln response, the Modernist group was galvanized into action that culminated in the Semana de arte moderna (Week of Modern Art), the iconoclastic program of music, literature, and art that introduced modern art on a larger scale than had previously occurred in Brazil and gave recognition and momentum to their movement.
Publisher
Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
Rights
Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1997
Keywords
Brazil: Modern Brazilian Painting
