Fields of Prepositions Sesc Ipiranga

Diana was the goddess of the hunt and the moon in Roman mythology. She was very strong and powerful, and better known as the pure goddess, daughter of Jupiter and Latona, and twin sister of Phoebus. Indifferent to love and a tireless huntress, Diana was worshipped in rustic temples in the forests, where hunters would offer her sacrifices. In Roman mythology, Diana was the goddess of wild animals and the hunt, as well as domestic animals. In Roman art, she was usually depicted as a huntress, with a bow and quiver, and either a dog or a deer. Source: Wikipedia.

At the site of the Monument to the Independence of Brazil, in São Paulo, one can witness unpredictable uses of space, like skateboarders and bike riders using the monument’s features to perform tricks. The story behind the monument is controversial: its construction was based on a contest-winning project by Italian artist Ettore Ximenes, which was vastly contested by local artists due to its collage of styles, many of which made no sense in a Brazilian context.

Between skateboarders and symbolic intentions, it is possible to think of a disconnect between different, even contradictory, perceptions of the site.

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“As a synthesis, a historical painting should be based on the truth, and replicate the essential sides of the fact; as an analysis, it should be based on a vast number of rationales that stem both from the weighing of plausible and probable circumstances, as well as a knowledge of the rules and conventions of art. Reality inspires, as oppose to enslave the painter. He is inspired by that which it holds worthy of public contemplation, but not enslaved by what it conceals against the designs of art, which often coincides with the designs of history.” Pedro Américo.
Reference: “The Cry of Ipiranga or The Proclamation of Independence of Brazil. A few words on the historical event and the celebratory painting by Doctor Pedro Américo de Figueiredo”, Florence, Tipografia Arte della Stampa, 1888. São Paulo University Paulista Museum Collection. BY Solange Lima.

IPIRANGA is an affluent of the Tamanduateí river, on the left shore, in the city of São Paulo. Its bank is historically known as the place where Dom Pedro, then Prince Regent, later Emperor of Brazil, gave the cry of Independence of Brazil on September 7, 1822. Ipiranga is a corruption, or rather, a contraction of the word IPI-RÁ-Ã-N-GA meaning “sloping and uneven bed”. From y – relative; PI – centre, deep; RÁ – uneven, unequal; Ã – slope, with the suffix N G A (brief) to form the supine.
Source: BARRO, Máximo and BACELLI, Roney. Ipiranga – Series: História dos bairros (The History of neighbourhoods). Department of Historical Heritage – Historical Archive Division, 1979.