Práticas de hibridização no graffiti contemporâneo: um estudo de caso sobre Bozó Bacamarte

Abstract

This dissertation was elaborated as a research developed in the field of visual arts on hybridism in contemporary graffiti. Graffiti is an urban cultural manifestation, originating from the North American culture, and was introduced in Brazil in the XX century, receiving the specificities of each region. The aim of this research was to analyze the hybrid expressions in the brazilian graffiti from a case study, the works of Bozó Bacamarte a graffiti artist from Pernambuco, using the concept of "cultural hybridism" proposed by Néstor García Canclini, the "local/global relationship in contemporary art" proposed by Moacir dos Anjos and "contemporary graffiti tendencies" studyed by Armando Silva. in what concerns to the the methodological approach, we chose the use of qualitative research with case study, using oral history and interviews of life history, based on the analysis of the production and the testimonies of Bozó Bacamarte. In his works, the artist presents some representations of the northeastern people and their histories, expressions, beliefs and superstitions, through graphic representations inspired by the techniques of the popular northeastern woodcut, used in the illustration of the cords. The results of this research demonstrated that the artist Bozó Bacamarte purposely aggregates in his work the visual language of the woodcut used in the cordels of the brazilian northeast, seeking to construct a unique visual identity, defining the specificity of his expression as a graffiti artist, a universal language from his identity as a northeastern artist.