Reflections on the Painting of Alejandro Puente, the Notion of Pathosformel, and the Return to Life of Mortally Wounded Civilizations*

Authors: Burucúa, José Emilio; Macartney, Hilary

Source: Art In Translation, Volume 1, Number 1, March 2009 , pp. 153-179(27)

Publisher: Berg Publishers

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Abstract:

The Argentine author José Burucúa is a key figure in the introduction and dissemination of Aby Warburg's theories to scholarship in Latin America. In this article he tests Warburg's concept of Pathosformel to discuss the development of visual culture in Andean pre-Hispanic art and contemporary painting in Argentina. It is argued that the abstract world created by prominent painters, such as Libero Badii, César Paternosto, and Alejandro Puente, deepened their roots in pre-Hispanic culture. Burucúa's theoretical approach to the arts in Argentina has been highly influential on visual culture studies in Latin America.

Keywords: Argentina; pre-Hispanic art; avant-garde art; associationism; memory; Aby Warburg; Alejandro Puente

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.2752/175613109787307681

Publication date: 2009-03-01

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Art in Translation has been awarded a Highly Commended Certificate in the 2009 ALPSP Award for Best New Journal.
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