Stroke Tonalities and Lines of Force:
Drawing in Flávio de Carvalho
exhibition design + catalogue coordination



Stroke Tonalities and Lines of Force: 
Drawing in Flávio de Carvalho


exhibition design +
coordination of catalogue

for 

A Casa dos Passarinhos




Flávio de Carvalho, Draughtsman
Rui Moreira Leite

This exhibition brings together an expressive collection of drawings byby Flávio de Carvalho (1899-1973) representing the best momentscharacterised by the dominant use of the fountain pen in the 1930s, pencil and charcoal in the 1940s and, finally, ink and brush in the 1950s.As you can see, his interest never changed, and he remained fixed on the female figure and the portrait - also themes of his work in painting.
The artist's text reproduced here identifies two parallel registersin the drawings: the tonalities of the lineand the lines of force. The former are introduced right from the start, while the lines of force characterise his work from the 1940s onwards. This was also the moment when the artist was more widely recognised. He had his second solo show in 1948, in São Paulo and Buenos Aires, and was part of Brazil's first representation at the XXV Venice Biennale in 1950.



Ingeborg de Beausacq,
Expression and Gesture
Rui Moreira Leite


The photographer and later explorer Ingeborg de Beausacq (1910-2003) lived in Brazil in the 1940s, first in Rio de Janeiro and then in São Paulo. As well as fashion photography, she dedicated herself to portraits of writers, artists and actors. In São Paulo she lived for two years (1945-46) with Flávio de Carvalho, who then occupied the residence on the corner of the group of houses built by the architect on Alameda Lorena and Ministro Rocha Azevedo - the only one demolished to this day.His photographic portraits can be likened to Flávio's work in their attempt to capture the expression of the subject and a characteristic gesture. The treatment of light, so delicate, is a central instrument in defining the volumes and lines of the figures. The exhibition allows us to contrast a photo of Flávio by Inge and a drawing of Inge by Flávio.

exhibtion design


In parallel to idealizing and coordinating the production of the exhibition “Stroke Tonalities and Line Forces: Drawing in Flávio de Carvalho”, I was responsible for the expography and the graphic design of the communication material - poster, social media posts, exhibition folder.





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catalogue









Following the exhibition “Stroke Tonalities and Line Forces: Drawing in Flávio de Carvalho”, I was responsible for the coordination of the exhibition’s catalogue, designed by Nathalia Navarro. I was responsible for the catalogue’s concept, overseeing the overall design, production of some of the texts, translation and reivision.

(catalogue)
Concept and Coordination:
Eleonora Aronis

Curator:
Rui Moreira Leite

Authors and Collaborators:
Eleonora Aronis, Guilherme Motta,
Jacqueline Aronis, Rui Moreira Leite

Editing and Translation:
Eleonora Aronis

Photography:
Sérgio Guerrini

Graphic Design:
Nathalia Navarro

Realized by:
A Casa dos Passarinhos

Support:
Breno Krasilchik

INSTAGRAM / EMAIL