Agentes da modernização: os artistas plásticos e suas atuações na arte, na moda e na imprensa brasileiras dos anos 1950 e 1960

Abstract

This dissertation analyzes the role of plastic artists in the modernization process that occurred in Brazil after World War II, specifically in the 1950s and 1960s, presenting them as agents of this movement, particularly in the fields of art, fashion and the press. The main references are the graphic reforms carried out in the Jornal do Brasil and Correio da Manhã, by the artists Amilcar de Castro e Alexandre Wollner, respectively, and the artwork of the plastic artist Olly Reinheimer — developed between art and fashion. Through these examples, we investigate how the new aesthetic currents in the period — notably Concretism and Neoconcretism — sought to promote the integration of art and life, through the aestheticization of daily life and new lifestyles.