Name: DANIEL JOSÉ DOS SANTOS JUNIOR
Publication date: 28/11/2022
Advisor:
Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| DAVID RUIZ TORRES | Advisor * |
Examining board:
| Name |
Role |
|---|---|
| DANIEL DE SOUZA NEVES HORA | Internal Examiner * |
| DAVID RUIZ TORRES | Advisor * |
| VITOR CEI SANTOS | External Examiner * |
Summary: The background of this research is the creative process and the contexts of the the Thoth ́s Tarot creation process, a card game illustrated by Frieda Harris in partnership with the English magician Aleister Crowley. This dissertation aims to make a relationship between the magic and the mystery that surround the enigmatic archetypal figures of the tarot, bringing this context to the evolution of technical images that provided the dissemination of this popular knowledge to the core of the counterculture. In addition, we aim to bring this content to the main object of this research, which is the proposition of an artistic installation merging technological resources applied to art using the theme of the Thoth ́s Tarot, called Quintessence. As stated by Arlindo Machado, every work of art is produced with the most technologically advanced in cultural terms. The artists make room for new inquiries to be conducted in exploratory fields that become fertile paths for restless minds. For Vilém Flusser, the technologies of apparatus and technical images enable a movement of remagicization of the image, emphasizing the power of presenting complex ideas through illustrated forms. Currently, we observe an integration of media and digital resources in the artistic field, WHERE artists emerge producing works that dialogue with current computational technological trends, producing digital interventions that are not just static images, but interactive works, as in the case of the use of creative programming, WHERE information is computed, replicated and reproduced interactively in different devices, resolutions and formats.
Keywords: Frieda Harris, Magic, Synesthesia, Technology, Flusser.
