Entre a arte e a política : brigadas muralistas nas cidades de Olinda e Recife na década de 1980

Abstract

The brigades of Pernambuco appeared in the walls of cities, as an alternative to of political propaganda taxes devices even during the Civil Military Dictatorship. However, the movement created was not only restricted to the political game, he was also a way for local artists present their works in large panels outdoors and, therefore, approaching art and people. The murals drawn by brigades to political parties represented, too, a project originated cultural and political and ideological struggles of that time. Based on these findings and considering the historical and political moment experienced at the time, with the political opening in which the country was going through, we aimed to analyze the murals of brigades who colored the cities of Olinda and Recife in two campaigns: 1982 (the first moment of creation muralist brigade), 1986 (creation of new brigades). Thus, we begin from the analysis of images of murals, to establish a relationship between politics and culture, and propose an understanding of these panels as a field of disputes and artistic experimentations.