A poesia de João Cabral de Melo Neto e a arquitetura moderna : leituras cruzadas

Abstract

This text aims to establish points of contact between the poetry of João Cabral de Melo Neto and the precepts of modern architecture, personified in the production of Swiss Le Corbusier, whom is considered precursor of the movement. In the intention to fulfill this goal, surveys were firstly made to show formal and philosophical characteristics in each artist s work. Further, it was carried out a comparative study regarding to such properties, through which it was possible to obtain subsidies in order to corroborate the hypothesis of this study, the existence of identification points concerning the two artists. Asked the descriptions of the main cohesive themes between both authors, the dissertation has focused its interest on the writer's production, proceeding with the analysis of a series of compositions, which represents different moments and stages of his work. Finally, the influences originating from the biographies of the masters were added to the points of contact previously observed, which led to further research and to the clarification of unsolved questions. As a result of this study, it was concluded that, due to the shared use of a considerable number of elements such as philosophical principles, thematic aspects and visual elements, among others, it is clear that there is an identity between modern architecture, represented by Le Corbusier, and João Cabral s poetry, which is considered a subsidiary, in some measure, of architect s theory and practice