Contemporary art and university

Reflections on the influences of the multidisciplinary environment in current artistic production

Keywords: Conceptualism in Brazil, Contemporary art, Visual arts

Abstract

This article intends to raise some reflections on the current condition of art, increasingly closer to the university environment, and the influences that this academic environment has been having on contemporary artistic production in its strong conceptualist character. The approximation of artistic production, as well as its immanent theory, with other fields of knowledge has been promoting teaching, research and extension activities that, in an increasingly intense way, create inter and transdisciplinary connections. Although this phenomenon in the United States has been observed since the middle of the twentieth century, in the Brazilian context it begins to become evident from the 1990s when Brazilian universities began to create specific lines of research, aimed at training artists.

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Author Biography

Italo Bruno Alves, Universidade Federal Fluminense
Associate Professor at the Art Department of Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), under Exclusive Dedication Scheme. PhD in Visual Arts at the School of Fine Arts, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (2001-2005), Master in Art History EBA / UFRJ (1996-1998), Bachelor of Painting (1990-1995) from EBA / UFRJ where he obtained Cum Laude Academic Dignity Diploma. At MEC, since 2004, he acts as an Undergraduate Evaluator in Visual Arts and, since 2010, as an Institutional Evaluator; having been appointed to compose and coordinate commissions for Authorization, Recognition and Renewal of Undergraduate Course Recognition in the field of Visual Arts. These designations allowed contact with the reality of public and private institutions, different socio-economic situations and political-pedagogical concepts, in several Brazilian states, both in the capitals and in the interior. As a visual artist, he participated in exhibitions at institutions such as Casa Degli Artisti (Milan), Hélio Oiticica Arts Center, National Museum of Fine Arts, Gustavo Capanema Palace (Ministry of Culture), among others. Teacher in Higher Education since 1997, teaching Visual Arts subjects in undergraduate courses in several areas, such as: Arts, Art Education, Computer Graphics, Fashion Design, Social Communication and Cultural Production. In academic administration, she worked in the Coordination of Artistic Education Course (2000-2010), Computer Graphics (2000-2005), Fashion Design (2008- 2010), Post-graduate latu-sensu in History of Modern and Contemporary Art (2009 -2010) and also at the Head of the UFF Art Department (2011-2014). In acting at UFF, in addition to the subjects taught, the participation in the Collegiate Courses of Arts and Cultural Production, in the Structural Teaching Centers for Arts and Cultural Production, stands out. He is the leader of the Art-University Research Group where he develops research in contemporary art, investigating the interfaces of this binomial, having as some of the main research products, scientific articles, published and presented at art congresses.

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Published
2017-11-06
How to Cite
Alves, I. B. (2017). Contemporary art and university. Scientiarum Historia Magazine, 1(1), 6. https://doi.org/10.51919/revista_sh.v1i1.152
Section
Educação, Cultura e Cidadania