Portuguese Artists in London; Shaping Identities in Post-​War Europe

This book centres on four Portuguese artistsâ•• journeys between Portugal and Britain and aims at rethinking the cultural and artistic interactions in the post-war Europe, the shaping of new identities within a context of creative experimentalism and transnational dynamics and the artistic responses to political troubles.Leonor de Oliveira examines the contributions of the work of Paula Rego, Barto dos Santos, João Cutileiro, and Jorge Vieira, among other artists, to shape referential images of Portuguese identity that not only responded to the purpose of breaking with dominant iconographic and aesthetic representations but also incorporated a critical perspective on contemporaneity.This title will appeal to scholars interested in art history, Portuguese and European art, and the mid-twentieth-century art scene.Cover credit: Paula Rego, Manifesto for a lost cause, 1965, acrylic, crayon, graphite and paper glued on canvas, 183 x 152 cm. Calouste Gulbenkian Museum â•• Modern Collection, Lisbon, Portugal, 66P280. © Paula Rego, courtesy of the artist and Marlborough, New York and London. Cover Half Title Series Information Title Page Copyright Page Dedication Table of contents Plates Figures Acknowledgements Introduction: Britain and Portugal – Universalism and Modernity at the Crossroads of the Mid-Twentieth Century The Urgency of Emigration in the Post-War Period: London as a Destiny Migration, Cosmopolitanism and Cultural Identity Crossing Roads to Modernity Chapter Outline Notes Bibliography 1 Images of Resistance: Artistic Apprenticeship and Experimentalism at the Slade School A New Artistic Itinerary Paula Rego: Identity Sedimentation Barto dos Santos: On Printing Spectres João Cutileiro: Defying Cultural Representations Jorge Vieira: Recovering a Primitive Humanity Notes Bibliography 2 Expressions of Contemporaneity: Dealing with Dictatorship and Colonialism in the Post-War Period Finding New Ways of Expression: Portuguese Artists in London and the New Figuration Paula Rego: Performing Chaos against Order Barto dos Santos: Revealing the Phantoms and Fantasies of the Portuguese Empire João Cutileiro: Bringing Together Past and Present Generations through War Notes Bibliography 3 Travelling Images: Exposing Identity on the International Stage International Propaganda and Modern Art Jorge Vieira and a New Monumentality Paula Rego and Existentialist Disruption Exposing Portuguese Modern Art in London Notes Bibliography 4 Collective Imagery: A New Iconography for New Generations New Cultural and Institutional Dynamics between Portugal and Britain in the 1960s Noise: Eduardo Batarda and Ana Hatherly Silence: Fernando Calhau and Alberto Carneiro Notes Bibliography Conclusion Notes Bibliography Index "This book centres on four Portuguese artists' journeys between Portugal and Britain and aims at rethinking the cultural and artistic interactions in the post-war Europe, the shaping of new identities within a context of creative experimentalism and transnational dynamics and the artistic responses to political troubles. Leonor de Oliveira examines the contributions of the work of Paula Rego, Barto dos Santos, João Cutileiro and Jorge Vieira, among other artists, to shape referential images of Portuguese identity that not only responded to the purpose of breaking with dominant iconographic and aesthetic representations but also incorporated a critical perspective on contemporaneity. This title will appeal to scholars interested in art history, Portuguese and European art, and the mid-20th century art scene"-- Provided by publisher This book centres on four Portuguese artists’ journeys between Portugal and Britain and aims at rethinking the cultural and artistic interactions in the post-war Europe, the shaping of new identities within a context of creative experimentalism and transnational dynamics and the artistic responses to political troubles. Leonor de Oliveira examines the contributions of the work of Paula Rego, Barto dos Santos, João Cutileiro and Jorge Vieira, among other artists, to shape referential images of Portuguese identity that not only responded to the purpose of breaking with dominant iconographic and aesthetic representations but also incorporated a critical perspective on contemporaneity. This title will appeal to scholars interested in art history, Portuguese and European art, and the mid-twentieth-century art scene. This book centres on four Portuguese artists' journeys between Portugal and Britain and aims at rethinking the cultural and artistic interactions in the post-war Europe, the shaping of new identities within a context of creative experimentalism and transnational dynamics and the artistic responses to political troubles. 0Leonor de Oliveira examines the contributions of the work of Paula Rego, Barto dos Santos, Joao Cutileiro and Jorge Vieira, among other artists, to shape referential images of Portuguese identity that not only responded to the purpose of breaking with dominant iconographic and aesthetic representations but also incorporated a critical perspective on contemporaneity.0This title will appeal to scholars interested in art history, Portuguese and European art, and the mid-twentieth-century art scene