Distant landscapes: Finding harmony in the work of Roberto Burle Marx
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Wake, Sue
Wagner, Cesar
Wagner, Cesar
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2024
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Conference Contribution - Paper in Published Proceedings
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Burle Marx, Roberto (1909-1994)
Brazil
landscape architecture
Anthropophagic Movement
Brazilian gardens
Brazil
landscape architecture
Anthropophagic Movement
Brazilian gardens
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Wake, S.J., & Wagner, C. (2024). Distant landscapes: Finding harmony in the work of Roberto Burle Marx. In F. Zhang, R. Yu, C. Bischeri, T. Liu, M. Koshbakht (Ed.), Harmony in Architectural Science and Design: Sustaining the Future. Proceedings of the 57th International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA) 2024. (pp. 594-601)
https://hdl.handle.net/10652/6917
Abstract
Roberto Burle Marx was a renowned Brazilian artist, gardener and landscape architect who perhaps came to greatest acclaim through painting with plants using modernist curves and mass planting of varied plant form, colour, and texture. His strong designs read like a 2D landscape tapestry when viewed from above and his fascination with landscapes and Brazilian native plants fuelled his many plant-hunting expeditions. Burle Marx (BM) promoted the use of native flora and was a passionate conservationist who worked with famous Brazilian architects to sculpt 3D gardens composed of careful arrangements of volumes and shapes that surrounded and complemented their modernist buildings. This paper proposes that he was influenced by the anthropophagic movement that emerged in early 1920s São Paulo, which represented consumption or ‘cannibalisation’ of existing cultures, ideas, and beliefs and their subsequent transformation into something that reflected Latin American civilisation and its sense of identity. A rich fusion that is uniquely Brazilian resulted - embracing European, indigenous, and black African heritage. The movement influenced art, music, religion, design, and architecture. We present the case that BM infused his garden-making with an anthropophagic approach which influenced his conservation and use of native Brazilian plants. Further, we argue that this has created more harmonious outcomes and is part of the enduring regard for BM both within Brazil and internationally.
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Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA)
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