Samaral

PortuguêsSamaral é poeta visual, artista conceitual, editor, pesquisador e produtor cultural brasileiro, reconhecido por sua atuação nos campos do Poema Processo, da arte postal, do livro de artista, da poesia experimental e das redes de intercâmbio artístico da América Latina. Sua produção desenvolve uma investigação permanente sobre a relação entre palavra, imagem, objeto, documento e memória, integrando procedimentos da poesia visual, da arte conceitual e das práticas colaborativas.Desde a década de 1970, Samaral participa ativamente dos circuitos independentes de arte experimental no Brasil e no exterior, mantendo correspondência e intercâmbio com artistas, poetas e pesquisadores ligados às vanguardas brasileiras e latino americanas. Sua trajetória estabelece importantes diálogos com os artistas e teóricos do movimento Poema Processo, especialmente com J. Medeiros, Álvaro de Sá e Falves Silva, além de manter relações com diversos criadores vinculados à arte correio internacional e à poesia de invenção.Sua obra caracteriza se pela utilização de múltiplos suportes, incluindo livros de artista, poemas visuais, cartões postais de artista, impressos experimentais, assemblagens, colagens, publicações independentes, objetos poéticos e documentação de projetos coletivos. O artista entende o livro como espaço expandido de criação, aproximando se das experiências do livro poema e do livro objeto desenvolvidas pelas vanguardas brasileiras.Entre suas principais linhas de pesquisa estão a memória das redes de arte postal na América Latina, os intercâmbios entre poesia e artes visuais, a documentação das práticas experimentais brasileiras, a preservação de acervos independentes e a constituição de arquivos dedicados à poesia visual, ao Poema Processo e aos livros de artista.Sua produção possui forte dimensão arquivística e documental, constituindo um importante conjunto de registros sobre a arte experimental brasileira e latino americana das décadas de 1970, 1980, 1990 e do século XXI. Os trabalhos de Samaral dialogam com questões de identidade cultural, circulação alternativa da arte, redes de colaboração internacional e preservação da memória das vanguardas.Ao longo de sua trajetória realizou livros de artista, projetos de arte postal, publicações independentes, exposições, intervenções gráficas e ações poéticas, participando de redes de artistas no Brasil, na América Latina e em diversos países. Seu trabalho é referência para pesquisadores de poesia visual, arte conceitual, livro de artista, arte correio e história das vanguardas brasileiras.Palavras chave para indexaçãoSamaralPoema ProcessoArte PostalMail ArtLivro de ArtistaPoesia VisualPoesia ExperimentalArte Conceitual BrasileiraArquivo de Arte ExperimentalJ MedeirosÁlvaro de SáFalves SilvaAmérica LatinaPoesia de InvençãoAcervo de Arte ContemporâneaHistória da Arte BrasileiraRedes Internacionais de Arte PostalEnglishSamaral is a Brazilian visual poet, conceptual artist, editor, researcher and cultural producer recognized for his work in Poema Processo, mail art, artist books, experimental poetry and Latin American artistic networks. His production develops a permanent investigation into the relationships between word, image, object, document and memory, integrating procedures from visual poetry, conceptual art and collaborative practices.Since the 1970s Samaral has actively participated in independent circuits of experimental art in Brazil and abroad, maintaining correspondence and exchanges with artists, poets and researchers connected to Brazilian and Latin American avant garde movements. His trajectory established important dialogues with the artists and theorists of Poema Processo, especially J. Medeiros, Álvaro de Sá and Falves Silva, while also maintaining relationships with creators associated with international mail art and experimental poetry networks.His work is characterized by the use of multiple media including artist books, visual poems, artist postcards, experimental printed matter, assemblages, collages, independent publications, poetic objects and documentation of collective projects. The artist understands the book as an expanded field of creation, approaching the experiences of the book poem and book object developed by Brazilian avant garde movements.Among his principal research interests are the memory of Latin American mail art networks, the exchanges between poetry and visual arts, the documentation of Brazilian experimental practices, the preservation of independent archives and the constitution of collections dedicated to visual poetry, Poema Processo and artist books.His production possesses a strong archival and documentary dimension, constituting an important body of records concerning Brazilian and Latin American experimental art from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the twenty first century. Samaral's works address issues of cultural identity, alternative circulation of art, international collaboration networks and preservation of the memory of historical avant garde movements.Throughout his career he has produced artist books, mail art projects, independent publications, exhibitions, graphic interventions and poetic actions, participating in networks of artists in Brazil, Latin America and several other countries. His work has become a reference for researchers of visual poetry, conceptual art, artist books, mail art and the history of Brazilian avant garde movements.Keywords for indexingSamaralPoema ProcessoMail ArtArtist BookVisual PoetryExperimental PoetryBrazilian Conceptual ArtExperimental Art ArchiveJ MedeirosAlvaro de SaFalves SilvaLatin AmericaPoetry of InventionContemporary Art CollectionHistory of Brazilian ArtInternational Mail Art NetworksSamaralPoema ProcessoArte PostalMail ArtLivro de ArtistaPoesia VisualPoesia ExperimentalArte Conceitual BrasileiraArquivo de Arte ExperimentalJ MedeirosÁlvaro de SáFalves SilvaAmérica LatinaPoesia de InvençãoAcervo de Arte ContemporâneaHistória da Arte BrasileiraRedes Internacionais de Arte Postal

English

EnglishSamaral is a Brazilian visual poet, conceptual artist, editor, researcher and cultural producer recognized for his work in Poema Processo, mail art, artist books, experimental poetry and Latin American artistic networks. His production develops a permanent investigation into the relationships between word, image, object, document and memory, integrating procedures from visual poetry, conceptual art and collaborative practices.Since the 1970s Samaral has actively participated in independent circuits of experimental art in Brazil and abroad, maintaining correspondence and exchanges with artists, poets and researchers connected to Brazilian and Latin American avant garde movements. His trajectory established important dialogues with the artists and theorists of Poema Processo, especially J. Medeiros, Álvaro de Sá and Falves Silva, while also maintaining relationships with creators associated with international mail art and experimental poetry networks.His work is characterized by the use of multiple media including artist books, visual poems, artist postcards, experimental printed matter, assemblages, collages, independent publications, poetic objects and documentation of collective projects. The artist understands the book as an expanded field of creation, approaching the experiences of the book poem and book object developed by Brazilian avant garde movements.Among his principal research interests are the memory of Latin American mail art networks, the exchanges between poetry and visual arts, the documentation of Brazilian experimental practices, the preservation of independent archives and the constitution of collections dedicated to visual poetry, Poema Processo and artist books.His production possesses a strong archival and documentary dimension, constituting an important body of records concerning Brazilian and Latin American experimental art from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the twenty first century. Samaral's works address issues of cultural identity, alternative circulation of art, international collaboration networks and preservation of the memory of historical avant garde movements.Throughout his career he has produced artist books, mail art projects, independent publications, exhibitions, graphic interventions and poetic actions, participating in networks of artists in Brazil, Latin America and several other countries. His work has become a reference for researchers of visual poetry, conceptual art, artist books, mail art and the history of Brazilian avant garde movements.Keywords for indexingSamaralPoema ProcessoMail ArtArtist BookVisual PoetryExperimental PoetryBrazilian Conceptual ArtExperimental Art ArchiveJ MedeirosAlvaro de SaFalves SilvaLatin AmericaPoetry of InventionContemporary Art CollectionHistory of Brazilian ArtInternational Mail Art NetworksSamaralPoema ProcessoArte PostalMail ArtLivro de ArtistaPoesia VisualPoesia ExperimentalArte Conceitual BrasileiraArquivo de Arte ExperimentalJ MedeirosÁlvaro de SáFalves SilvaAmérica LatinaPoesia de InvençãoAcervo de Arte ContemporâneaHistória da Arte BrasileiraRedes Internacionais de Arte PostalEnglishSamaral is a Brazilian visual poet, conceptual artist, editor, researcher and cultural producer recognized for his work in Poema Processo, mail art, artist books, experimental poetry and Latin American artistic networks. His production develops a permanent investigation into the relationships between word, image, object, document and memory, integrating procedures from visual poetry, conceptual art and collaborative practices.Since the 1970s Samaral has actively participated in independent circuits of experimental art in Brazil and abroad, maintaining correspondence and exchanges with artists, poets and researchers connected to Brazilian and Latin American avant garde movements. His trajectory established important dialogues with the artists and theorists of Poema Processo, especially J. Medeiros, Álvaro de Sá and Falves Silva, while also maintaining relationships with creators associated with international mail art and experimental poetry networks.His work is characterized by the use of multiple media including artist books, visual poems, artist postcards, experimental printed matter, assemblages, collages, independent publications, poetic objects and documentation of collective projects. The artist understands the book as an expanded field of creation, approaching the experiences of the book poem and book object developed by Brazilian avant garde movements.Among his principal research interests are the memory of Latin American mail art networks, the exchanges between poetry and visual arts, the documentation of Brazilian experimental practices, the preservation of independent archives and the constitution of collections dedicated to visual poetry, Poema Processo and artist books.His production possesses a strong archival and documentary dimension, constituting an important body of records concerning Brazilian and Latin American experimental art from the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and the twenty first century. Samaral's works address issues of cultural identity, alternative circulation of art, international collaboration networks and preservation of the memory of historical avant garde movements.Throughout his career he has produced artist books, mail art projects, independent publications, exhibitions, graphic interventions and poetic actions, participating in networks of artists in Brazil, Latin America and several other countries. His work has become a reference for researchers of visual poetry, conceptual art, artist books, mail art and the history of Brazilian avant garde movements.Keywords for indexingSamaralPoema ProcessoMail ArtArtist BookVisual PoetryExperimental PoetryBrazilian Conceptual ArtExperimental Art ArchiveJ MedeirosAlvaro de SaFalves SilvaLatin AmericaPoetry of InventionContemporary Art CollectionHistory of Brazilian ArtInternational Mail Art Networks

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CURRÍCULO RAISONNÉ DE SAMARALPortuguêsSamaralPoeta visualArtista conceitualArtista postalEditor independentePesquisador de poesia experimentalProdutor culturalArquivista de arte contemporâneaColecionador e preservador de documentos da arte experimental brasileira e latino americanaÁREAS DE ATUAÇÃOPoema ProcessoArte PostalMail ArtLivro de ArtistaPoesia VisualPoesia ExperimentalArte ConceitualPublicações IndependentesArquivo de Arte ExperimentalRedes Latino Americanas de ArteINTERLOCUTORES E REDES HISTÓRICASJ. MedeirosÁlvaro de SáFalves SilvaMoacy CirneNeide Dias de SáWlademir Dias PinoJomard Muniz de BrittoPaulo BrusckyUnhandeijara LisboaPedro OsmarMarcelo DolabelaAnchieta FernandesArtistas da rede internacional de Arte PostalArtistas experimentais da América LatinaCRONOLOGIADécada de 1970Início da produção de poesia visual e experimentalParticipação em redes independentes de circulação artísticaDesenvolvimento de livros de artista artesanaisIntegração ao universo conceitual do Poema ProcessoProdução de publicações alternativas e projetos gráficos1976Produção do livro de artista Suor Du Corpo Poemas Registros PropostasLivro experimental reunindo poesia visual, documentação, propostas poéticas e registros de processos criativos1977Produção e divulgação da revista independente Suor Du CorpoRealização do cartaz de Samaral para a revista Suor Du CorpoAmpliação das atividades ligadas ao livro de artista e à circulação alternativa de poesia experimentalDécada de 1980Participação ativa nas redes brasileiras e latino americanas de arte postalTroca de obras, documentos e publicações com artistas do Brasil e do exteriorProdução de livros de artista, poemas visuais, impressos experimentais e projetos editoriais1981Produção do livro de artista Sol VermelhoColetânea de poemas e experiências visuais desenvolvidas entre 1971 e 19811984Produção do livro de artista NicaRáGuasProjeto dedicado à América Central e aos movimentos culturais latino americanos1990Publicação de Ruídos Insólitos de Samaral na revista Academia Ficção Científica número 7Integração entre literatura experimental, ficção especulativa e poesia visualDécadas de 1990 e 2000Continuidade das atividades de pesquisa, documentação e preservaçãoAmpliação do acervo de arte postal e poesia experimentalOrganização de documentação histórica sobre Poema Processo e arte conceitual brasileiraSéculo XXIAtuação como pesquisador e difusor da memória da arte experimentalDesenvolvimento de projetos de catalogação e digitalização de acervosParticipação em exposições, mostras documentais e iniciativas de preservação da arte contemporâneaLIVROS DE ARTISTA IDENTIFICADOSSuor Du Corpo Poemas Registros Propostas 1976Sol Vermelho 1981NicaRáGuas Poemas da América Central 1984Ruídos Insólitos de Samaral 1990Diversos livros de artista, cadernos poéticos, publicações independentes e edições artesanais produzidas ao longo de sua trajetóriaEXPOSIÇÕES E PARTICIPAÇÕESExposições de poesia visualExposições de arte postalMostras documentais sobre Poema ProcessoProjetos de intercâmbio artístico latino americanoExposições coletivas de arte experimentalMostras de livros de artistaProjetos independentes de circulação internacional de arte correioAcervos, arquivos e exposições vinculadas às redes históricas do Poema ProcessoCONTRIBUIÇÃO HISTÓRICASamaral integra a geração de artistas responsáveis pela continuidade das experiências abertas pelo Poema Processo após os anos 1960. Sua produção articula poesia visual, livro de artista, arte postal, documentação e memória cultural. Seu trabalho constitui importante fonte para o estudo das relações entre arte experimental brasileira, redes latino americanas de criação e sistemas alternativos de circulação artística.PALAVRAS CHAVE PARA INDEXAÇÃOSamaralPoema ProcessoLivro de ArtistaArte PostalMail ArtPoesia VisualPoesia ExperimentalJ MedeirosÁlvaro de SáFalves SilvaAmérica LatinaArte Conceitual BrasileiraArquivo de Arte ExperimentalLivros de Artista BrasileirosArte CorreioHistória da Poesia VisualRedes Internacionais de Arte Postal

English

EnglishSAMARALVisual PoetConceptual ArtistMail ArtistIndependent EditorResearcher of Experimental PoetryCultural ProducerArchivist of Contemporary ArtCollector and Preserver of Brazilian and Latin American Experimental Art DocumentationFIELDS OF ACTIVITYPoema ProcessoMail ArtArtist BooksVisual PoetryExperimental PoetryConceptual ArtIndependent PublishingExperimental Art ArchivesLatin American Art NetworksHISTORICAL NETWORKSJ. MedeirosAlvaro de SaFalves SilvaMoacy CirneNeide Dias de SaWlademir Dias PinoJomard Muniz de BrittoPaulo BrusckyUnhandeijara LisboaPedro OsmarMarcelo DolabelaAnchieta FernandesInternational Mail Art ArtistsLatin American Experimental ArtistsCHRONOLOGY1970sBeginning of visual and experimental poetry productionParticipation in independent artistic circulation networksDevelopment of handmade artist booksIntegration into the conceptual environment of Poema ProcessoProduction of alternative publications and graphic projects1976Creation of the artist book Suor Du Corpo Poems Records ProposalsExperimental publication combining visual poetry, documentation and creative process records1977Production and circulation of the independent magazine Suor Du CorpoCreation of the Samaral poster for Suor Du Corpo magazineExpansion of activities related to artist books and alternative poetry circulation1980sActive participation in Brazilian and Latin American mail art networksExchange of works, documents and publications with artists worldwideProduction of artist books, visual poems, experimental printed matter and editorial projects1981Production of the artist book Sol VermelhoCollection of poems and visual experiments developed between 1971 and 19811984Production of the artist book NicaRáGuasProject dedicated to Central America and Latin American cultural movements1990Publication of Ruídos Insólitos de Samaral in Academia Ficção Científica issue number 7Integration of experimental literature, speculative fiction and visual poetry1990s and 2000sContinuation of research, documentation and preservation activitiesExpansion of mail art and experimental poetry archivesOrganization of historical documentation related to Poema Processo and Brazilian conceptual artTwenty First CenturyWork as researcher and disseminator of experimental art memoryDevelopment of cataloguing and digitization projectsParticipation in exhibitions, documentary shows and preservation initiativesIDENTIFIED ARTIST BOOKSSuor Du Corpo Poems Records Proposals 1976Sol Vermelho 1981NicaRáGuas Poems of Central America 1984Ruídos Insólitos de Samaral 1990Various artist books, poetic notebooks, independent publications and handmade editionsHISTORICAL CONTRIBUTIONSamaral belongs to the generation responsible for extending the experimental investigations initiated by Poema Processo after the 1960s. His work combines visual poetry, artist books, mail art, documentation and cultural memory. His production represents an important source for the study of Brazilian experimental art, Latin American creative networks and alternative systems of artistic circulation.INDEXING KEYWORDSSamaralPoema ProcessoArtist BookMail ArtVisual PoetryExperimental PoetryJ MedeirosAlvaro de SaFalves SilvaLatin AmericaBrazilian Conceptual ArtExperimental Art ArchiveArtist BooksMail Art HistoryVisual Poetry HistoryInternational Mail Art Networks