At the age of 29 he was diagnosed as paranoid schizophrenic. The rest of his life, 50 years until his death in 1989, he lived in the mental hospital of Colonia Juliano Moreira in Rio.
Chosen by God, Bispo set out on a survey of his own world…. reconstructing this world to offer it to God. All his work in preparation for the Last Judgement.
Chosen by God, Bispo set out on a survey of his own world…. reconstructing this world to offer it to God. All his work in preparation for the Last Judgement.
In his home town in the North-East of Brazil it is tradition that the men work on sewing the banners and costumes for the procession of the Madonna. He used this handcraft to express himself in words. Although at the bienal I saw mainly lists of names, of quantities, he wrote also poems, stories. Bringing together words, signs, objects to form a coded language that confirms the motto of the 30th Bienal: “An imminence of poetry…”
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| His robe for meeting God. A life time work. (see also: The Imminence of Poetry... ) |
Video’s:
Hugo Denizart : O prisioneiro da passagem
Documentário em torno de Artur Bispo do Rosário, artista plástico, interno na Colônia Juliano Moreira. realizadas por Fernando Gabeira na década de 1980.
Biography's:
Biography English
Biography in Portuguese
Information about the 30th Bienal de São Paulo
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