Art and architecture: the debate on the synthesis of arts in Europe: the critical reception of the ideas from le Corbusier and Fernand Léger, and other ideas

• Grant number: 12/21654-6
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships abroad - Research Internship - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: November 08, 2012
• End date: March 07, 2013
• Field of knowledge: Linguistics, Literature and Arts - Arts - Plastic Arts
• Principal Investigator: Agnaldo Aricê Caldas Farias
• Grantee: Leandro Leão Alves
• Supervisor: Jacques Leenhardt
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Arquitetura e Urbanismo (FAU). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil
• Institution abroad: École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales (EHESS), France
• Associated to the scholarship: 10/18609-3 - Art and Architecture - the case Athos Bulcão, BP.IC

Abstract

The topic of synthesis of arts is a fundamental chapter of modern architecture, and is one of the main discussions covered by the research that this project is related, “Art and Architecture - the case of Athos Bulcão”. The relationship between art and architecture in the modern period translates into Brazilian influences and dialogues with this item on the topics of the European avant-garde, especially but not exclusively, from two of its protagonists, Le Corbusier, and Fernand Léger. This project aims to deepen the studies and research documents on the synthesis of arts, the professionals and the theoretical works. (AU)