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Ilustrar as cidades invisíveis: Da narrativa escrita à narrativa visual em livros de artista
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Ilustrar Cidades Invisíveis: da Narrativa Escrita à Narrativa Visual em Livros de
Artista é um projeto desenvolvido no âmbito do Mestrado em Design e Cultura
Visual, que propõe uma análise sobre o processo de ilustrar a narrativa escrita de As
Cidades Invisíveis, de Italo Calvino, publicado pela primeira vez em 1972 é uma
das obras literárias mais ricas e complexas do século XX. Calvino descreve cidades
imaginadas através de metáforas visualmente sugestivas, abordando temas como a
humanidade, o tempo, a memória, a arquitetura e o desejo. Esta diversidade de
interpretações visuais decorre do caráter humanista, simbólico e profundamente
imaginativo da obra. Um estudo prévio, desenvolvido neste projeto de mestrado,
levou à criação de dois livros de artista não literários: um ilustrado e outro de caráter
escultórico, metamorfoseando as Cidades de Calvino e Entre o Cheio e o Vazio,
respetivamente. Considerando a estrutura fragmentada da obra, que potencia
múltiplas leituras, procurou-se refletir sobre a dimensão da narrativa escrita e as
possibilidades de tradução visual que emergem de uma abordagem semiótica,
explorando o seu papel na construção dos dois livros propostos, com o objetivo de
aprofundar a análise da obra e preservar, na versão pictórica, a sua significação.
Neste contexto, os livros convocam o leitor a uma participação ativa e assumem-se
como objetos de experimentação artística, desafiando convenções editoriais e a
função tradicional de suporte literário. Este processo criativo permitiu compreender
como o conhecimento semiótico da comunicação potencia a criação de imagens
que, no limite da transgressão de fronteiras linguísticas e culturais, ampliam a
compreensão e a significação de uma obra ou ideia. Tal como As Cidades Invisíveis,
também as ilustrações aqui propostas cruzam linguagens, operam em múltiplas
camadas e recusam qualquer organização linear ou definitiva.
Illustrating Invisible Cities: From Written Narrative to Visual Narrative in Artist's Books is a project developed within the Master’s Degree in Design and Visual Culture. It proposes an analysis of the process of illustrating the written narrative of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, first published in 1972. This is one of the most complex and conceptually rich literary works of the twentieth century. Calvino describes imagined cities through visually suggestive metaphors, addressing themes such as humanity, time, memory, architecture, and desire. The wide range of visual interpretations arises from the humanist, symbolic, and profoundly imaginative character of the work. A previous study, expanded in the context of this master's project, led to the creation of two nonliterary artist's books: one illustrated and the other sculptural in nature, titled Metamorphosing Calvino’s Cities and Between Fullness and Emptiness, respectively. Taking into account the fragmented structure of the work, which invites multiple readings, this project reflects on the written narrative and its potential for visual translation through a semiotic approach. This methodology aims to deepen the analysis of the literary work while preserving its meaning in pictorial form. Within this framework, the artist's books invite the reader to engage actively and position themselves as objects of artistic experimentation that challenge traditional editorial conventions and the book's merely literary function. The creative process has contributed to a deeper understanding of how semiotic knowledge enhances the production of images that, by operating at the boundary of linguistic and cultural transgression, expand the possibilities of comprehension and signification. Like Invisible Cities itself, the illustrations proposed here intersect diverse languages, operate across multiple layers, and resist any fixed or linear arrangement.
Illustrating Invisible Cities: From Written Narrative to Visual Narrative in Artist's Books is a project developed within the Master’s Degree in Design and Visual Culture. It proposes an analysis of the process of illustrating the written narrative of Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino, first published in 1972. This is one of the most complex and conceptually rich literary works of the twentieth century. Calvino describes imagined cities through visually suggestive metaphors, addressing themes such as humanity, time, memory, architecture, and desire. The wide range of visual interpretations arises from the humanist, symbolic, and profoundly imaginative character of the work. A previous study, expanded in the context of this master's project, led to the creation of two nonliterary artist's books: one illustrated and the other sculptural in nature, titled Metamorphosing Calvino’s Cities and Between Fullness and Emptiness, respectively. Taking into account the fragmented structure of the work, which invites multiple readings, this project reflects on the written narrative and its potential for visual translation through a semiotic approach. This methodology aims to deepen the analysis of the literary work while preserving its meaning in pictorial form. Within this framework, the artist's books invite the reader to engage actively and position themselves as objects of artistic experimentation that challenge traditional editorial conventions and the book's merely literary function. The creative process has contributed to a deeper understanding of how semiotic knowledge enhances the production of images that, by operating at the boundary of linguistic and cultural transgression, expand the possibilities of comprehension and signification. Like Invisible Cities itself, the illustrations proposed here intersect diverse languages, operate across multiple layers, and resist any fixed or linear arrangement.
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As Cidades Invisíveis Criatividade Ilustração Livro de Artista Semiótica