Disclosing the Ultimate Mediterranean Cubist Village. Place, Identity and Politics in Eduardo Viana's Olhão Landscapes

This article studies the early 1920s Olhão views painted by Eduardo Viana . It analyzes Viana's turn to Algarvian-Mediterranean landscapes, while considering the emergence of Olhão as the Portuguese "cubist village" rendered just before its regionalization by the fascist cultural indu...

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Published in:Artl@s bulletin 2021-01, Vol.10 (2), p.103
Main Author: Leal, Joana Cunha
Format: Article
Language:eng ; por
Subjects:
20th century
Cubism
Fascism
Landscape art
National identity
Politics
Towns
Viana, Eduardo (1881–1967)
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Summary:This article studies the early 1920s Olhão views painted by Eduardo Viana . It analyzes Viana's turn to Algarvian-Mediterranean landscapes, while considering the emergence of Olhão as the Portuguese "cubist village" rendered just before its regionalization by the fascist cultural industry. I contend that Viana's vistas stem from his cosmopolitan profile and earlier avant-garde experiences, suggesting also that Olhão's Mediterranean "cubist" built environment offered Viana the prospect of a denationalized geography. The relationship between identity, place and politics will therefore be discussed.
ISSN:2264-2668