Um olhar sobre o peculiar: a valorização de pessoas fora de um padrão estético retratadas na gravura

Abstract

This research is the undergraduate monograph for the bachelor’s degree in Visual Arts and Design of the Federal University of Santa Maria, which addresses aspects and processes developed within the engraving workshop, under the guidance of Prof. Dr. Helga Correa. This research, which was based on the American Freak Shows, unfolded from photographs, was strengthened with life stories and created art forms through engraving. Old photographs of people with anomalies, considered peculiar and with atypical talents, gained form and were depicted in various techniques besides my main technique, the engraving. Charismatic characters overwhelmed me, and made my sense of admiration and respect for them to be transformed into art, with the intention of touching other people the same way, for them not to be judged as freaks.