@ThatOneClown's post on Artfol
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Seeing and drawing brazilian Miku has me thinking again about "brasilidade" (brazilness?) in art specifically. I've already seen a lot of people talk about how to bring national elements to your art, and I think that's because it's really hard to point out what is brazilian culture and aesthetics as a brazilian. Not only cause there are so many different cultures in our country but also cause some are way stronger than others. If you think carnaval or festa de parintins, festa junina, folklore etc etc, they are way more connected to some people and regions than to others
There's really not one way of being brazilian, but I want to try and find what it is for me. I see representation of Brazil like football and samba and funk. Or wild animals and forests. It is a correct depiction of Brazil, but I think I want to reach for my experience and for elements that represent everyday life and humor and growing up where I didSep 3, 2024
Seeing and drawing brazilian Miku has me thinking again about "brasilidade" (brazilness?) in art specifically. I've already seen a lot of people talk about how to bring national elements to your art, and I think that's because it's really hard to point out what is brazilian culture and aesthetics as a brazilian. Not only cause there are so many different cultures in our country but also cause some are way stronger than others. If you think carnaval or festa de parintins, festa junina, folklore etc etc, they are way more connected to some people and regions than to others
There's really not one way of being brazilian, but I want to try and find what it is for me. I see representation of Brazil like football and samba and funk. Or wild animals and forests. It is a correct depiction of Brazil, but I think I want to reach for my experience and for elements that represent everyday life and humor and growing up where I didSep 3, 2024
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Yup! It doesn’t need to be the big obvious things to represent your surroundings and the identity of the space you are from/identifying with etc..
Stuff like paying some attention to the shape of common things you are interested in around you (for me it’s the shape of trees and foliage, maybe for you it’s shop fronts and roof shapes) or the empty space and its shape.
Like he small village my grandparents live influenced me to keep open space more concentrated upwards to the sky, keeping buildings and stuff on street level stuffed more cozily together. Someone living in an area of wide open plains or someone living in the mountains or a big city could gravitate more to those kinds of open spaces to make their drawings give a similar vibe~
Where and how does stuff clutter and where is clutter kept away from, all that normal subconscious action stuff that shapes a space can help show some of the culture and vibes of that place ^u^
Stuff like paying some attention to the shape of common things you are interested in around you (for me it’s the shape of trees and foliage, maybe for you it’s shop fronts and roof shapes) or the empty space and its shape.
Like he small village my grandparents live influenced me to keep open space more concentrated upwards to the sky, keeping buildings and stuff on street level stuffed more cozily together. Someone living in an area of wide open plains or someone living in the mountains or a big city could gravitate more to those kinds of open spaces to make their drawings give a similar vibe~
Where and how does stuff clutter and where is clutter kept away from, all that normal subconscious action stuff that shapes a space can help show some of the culture and vibes of that place ^u^
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