MARCELO GUIMARÃES LIMA - INTERVIEW - VISUAL ART JOURNAL
VA Journal
-The Bestiary Series refers to one of the oldest artistic traditions —
animal representation. What motivated you to return to this ancient
subject today, and why does it feel urgent now?
Marcelo Guimarães Lima
– My fascination with Prehistoric art and the representation of animals
has two aspects: first, is the intentional act of significant mark
making with its communicative and representational dimensions, that from
its ancient beginnings is repeated today in drawing. I empathize, let
me put this way, with the Prehistoric “artist”. There is a lineage going
back to these early manifestations of cave art that synthesize in
gripping visual representations mindful developments of early cultures,
refined perceptive capacities, manual ability, rational and expressive
behaviors. Besides, there is the sheer beauty of these works, of these
animals depicted in caves with an expressive, vital power.
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