Azulejaria do Coletivo MUDA: burburinho visual na paisagem urbana

Abstract

The art of Coletivo MUDA, which presents itself through the creation of tile panels applied to city walls, and its possible interference in urban scenes, constitutes the research objective of this dissertation. The study presents and discusses the formation of a possible new chapter in the history of Brazilian tiles based on the work developed by MUDA, in which the graffiti culture adds to the Brazilian tile tradition. In the creative process carried out collectively, adopted by MUDA, the influence of the work philosophy of contemporary groups can be observed, in which creation and authorship are shared through the exchange of knowledge among its members. The literature has few references to the collective in Rio, which is one of the reasons why the research delves into fieldwork with the collective, more specifically in its studio, following the creation process in the environment in which the projects are born. The research method adopted was primarily based on the Systematic Bibliographic Review on the theme of traditional and modern tiles, collaborative creative processes in current groups and visits to the studio to observe the work methods adopted by the group. At the end, the research presents an overview of MUDA's creative trajectory, relating its production to themes about the collective and urban intervention. The work thus seeks to contribute with the availability of bibliographic and visual material on cultural artistic activities produced in the city of Rio de Janeiro, also expanding to other territories, as MUDA's reach is international. More than shedding light on the work of Coletivo MUDA, the survey sought to exalt the group's collective creation mode, as the works in the end earn the signature of all members. This thought guaranteed one of the fundamental characteristics of this collective and helped to sustain the thought present in this work: we are collective beings. The promotion and expansion of this idea can bring interesting results both for the design world and for other fields of human activity.