Resumo:
This dissertation, entitled Permeating the Sertão: Experiments and Developments in Graphic Arts, investigates how printmaking, in dialogue with expressive materials from the Brazilian Northeast — such as leather, clay, fabric, and lace — can critically reimagine cultural representations of the region. The research is grounded in a methodological approach that combines artistic practice, theoretical reflection, and critical analysis of artworks using techniques such as screen printing, collagraphy, linocut, and direct impression. Through works like Colcha Gráfica, Brasiliano, Sob o Sol do Nordeste, and the Folhinhas series (2021–2024), the project proposes a sensitive graphic listening to the symbolic layers of the territory, incorporating concepts such as hybridity, belonging, and gesture. By challenging historical stereotypes and exploring printmaking as an expanded language, the study positions artistic practice as a space of resistance, memory, and invention.
