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Paulo Bruscky
LOT 083
Starting bid
R$ 30800,00
Envelopoema, 2011
Collage on paper
24,5 x 31,5 x 6 cm
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About the work

Envelopoema (2011) is part of Paulo Bruscky’s research into systems of communication and the circulation of information, particularly in relation to mail art. The composition brings together stamps, postmarks, inscriptions, and graphic fragments, transforming the envelope itself into the work’s support and a space for experimentation. By shifting elements of everyday postal communication into the field of art, Bruscky questions the boundaries between communication and creation, valuing circulation, exchange, and chance as constitutive elements of the work.

About Paulo Bruscky

Paulo Bruscky (1949) is one of the leading figures of conceptual art in Brazil and one of the foremost pioneers of various practices involving art, technology, and communication. His artistic practice, grounded in the idea of art as information, is marked by constant experimentation, resulting in a diverse body of work encompassing visual poetry, artists’ books, performances, urban interventions, Super-8 films, and new media works. Bruscky’s production is also characterized by its social and political critique, reflecting his critical and activist stance, partly developed in response to the rise of military governments and the subsequent establishment of severe dictatorial regimes in several Latin American countries, including Brazil, during a period that coincided with the beginning of his career.