“Gibis”: Um olhar pedagógico sobre os livros de artista de Raymundo Colares

Abstract

This research has its focus on a discussion about “Gibis”, Artist Books by Raymundo Colares. It study examines aspects of his life history, his fragmented urban visualities and a dynamic group of images that compose, transform and decompose. The “ Gibis” make evolve geometric forms in multiple narratives of time, space and movement in an interaction between constructivism and pop art. The investigation analyses poetic appropriations of space, which demand touch and manipulation, necessary conditions for dilution of boundaries between subject and object, author and observer. It seeks to understand aspects of the pedagogical process in the construction of these artistic artifacts. Moved by the curiosity to understand and explore pedagogically the Gibis, I developed creative practices of productions of Gibis with students from the Visual Arts Course at the University of Montes Claros – UNIMONTES. I expanded this universe through the workshop “ Artesania dos Gibis” offered to art teachers and students. Additionally I interviewed two groups of collaborators. The first, subjec ts that did not know Ray Colares‟ Gibis and, the second, included family members, friends and persons that knew and/or worked with the artist. The investigation traces and weaves a profile of the artist, raises pedagogical possibilities related to his work and discusses questions that trouble me as researcher.