Expanded Territory: Marcus Vinicius on Pólvora Island, Espírito Santo

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https://doi.org/10.47456/rf.rf.2132.49258

Keywords:

Ilha da Pólvora, Marcus Vinicius, expanded territory

Abstract

This text investigates the artistic journey of Espírito Santo-born performer Marcus Vinicius de Souza Santos (1985-2012), particularly his work on Pólvora Island, located in Vitória, Espírito Santo. The works, titled "Expanded Territory I" and "Expanded Territory II," were part of and formed the basis for his final project during his Visual Arts degree at UFES in 2007. We will seek to identify how his body and plot are constructed as the material of his work, in a process that becomes a work. Using a basic methodological approach and a bibliographical-documentary investigative procedure, centered on Cecília Salles's Critical Methods of Creative Process, this text examines some aspects of the creative mind, highlighting tendencies and intentions of her poetic project.

Author Biographies

  • Rafael Gonçalves Marotto, PPGA-UFES

    Graduate in Visual Arts from Paulista University (UNIP), Bachelor in Literature with a specialization in Portuguese from the Federal Institute of Espírito Santo (IFES), Venda Nova do Imigrante campus, and a master's student in the PPGA program at UFES.

  • José Cirillo, PPGA-UFES/LEENA

    Full Professor at the Federal University of Espírito Santo; postdoctorate in Arts from the University of Lisbon; PhD in Communication from PUC-SP. He is a visual artist and permanent professor in the Graduate Program in Arts at UFES, conducting research on public art in Espírito Santo with funding from FAPES and CNPq.

References

SANTOS, Marcus Vinícius de Souza. Dos mapas à Ilha: novas descobertas e possíveis apontamentos. Trabalho de conclusão de curso. Vitória: Acervo museográfico da Galeria de Arte e Pesquisa. Arquivo digital. Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, 2007.

OSTROWER, Fayga. Criatividade e processos de criação. 18. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Vozes, 1987.

SALLES, Cecília Almeida. Gesto inacabado: processo de criação artística. Annablume, 1998.

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Published

30-06-2025

Issue

Vol. 21 No. 32 (2025)

Section

Seção Temática

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Expanded Territory: Marcus Vinicius on Pólvora Island, Espírito Santo. (2025). Farol, 21(32), 76-89. https://doi.org/10.47456/rf.rf.2132.49258