Heacute;lio Oiticica (1937ndash;80) was one of the most brilliant Brazilian artists of the 1960s and 1970s. He was a forerunner of participatory art; and his melding of geometric abstraction and bodily engagement has influenced contemporary artists from Cildo Meireles and Ricardo Basbaum to Gabriel Orozco; Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster; and Olafur Eliasson. This book examines Oiticicarsquo;s impressive works against the backdrop of Brazilrsquo;s dramatic postwar push for modernization.From Oiticicarsquo;s late 1950s experiments with painting and color to his mid-1960s wearable Parangoleacute;s; Small traces a series of artistic procedures that foreground the activation of the spectator. Analyzing works; propositions; and a wealth of archival material; she shows how Oiticicarsquo;s practice recastmdash;in a sense ldquo;foldedrdquo;mdash;Brazilrsquo;s utopian vision of progress as well as the legacy of European constructive art. Ultimately; the book argues that the effectiveness of Oiticicarsquo;s participatory works stems not from a renunciation of art; but rather from their ability to produce epistemological models that reimagine the traditional boundaries between art and life.
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1 of 23 people found the following review helpful. Masters Student textbookBy Jared BockoffThis book was so advanced and technical that it was almost entirely useless to me. It is clearly for an advanced sound technician; someone who is going to be building concert halls and what not. I was looking for something with information on building a sound studio for a client. Too technical; too advanced. If your teacher doesnt require it; why the hell would you buy it. I gave it a 2 because someone will make use out of it somehow; someday; somewhere...i guess.8 of 14 people found the following review helpful. Good reference with case studiesBy Adriano Ramos PassarelliHi! I have this book and think that it is a very very good book and very atualized about architetural acoustics because it brings not only the principles of acoustics but a lot of case studies of some famous places with ilustrations; wich are a good reference of the aplication of the design for a acoustical place. And brings too a section about the recent innovations in acoustical design and research. This book and David Egans Architectural Acoustics makes a perfect couple for architects and other people who wants a good knowledge about acoustics in architecture. I really recommend.
