quinta-feira, 28 de janeiro de 2010

More than one year presenting myself: the reactions - 2

Before start posting and pointing out who are the people that attacked me until now, there some aspects of my nowadays situation that I have to explain:
First of all, none brazilian wrote a single word to me that I have to respond in a agressive way. The reason is simple: my documentary film. Altough I exposed a very summarized version of what I lived in the 80's and 90's, the lack of language barrier is enough to reveal the emotion behind my todays attitude. The communication is complete.
The second aspect of my brazilians compatriots that I'm going to point out however maybe be sounds as a bad comment on their behavior: modern brazilian culture don't give a shit about antique european art. To be more accurate on my criticism, the european legacy is seen by educated brazilians as something to be vanish in the name of the pure brazilian identity in art. Cutting short: they don't see any meaning in some weird guy claiming to be the original Michelangelo. For brazilians, the italian renaissance is just a part of History and a good theme to be explored in the next vacation. Nothing more.
The only people that I always have noticed an unrestrained interest on my art work through all these years are the americans. The american passion about the italian renaissance can be verified easily just observing which are the most viewed productions on the cable TV etc.
And there was no surprise when I saw the first person to write to me just two days of presenting me as Michelangelo: an american. When I read his email asking me "Hi Michelangelo! Do you have plans for a new afresco painting?" I tought he was joking, but he was not!
I think also that the sci-fi culture in the US helps a lot on attracting attention to my situation in life. In fact the only three people that attacked me until now are americans because the passion about Michelangelo, and the passion about antique art. For them, the americans, the misterious of the italian renaissance is sacred, for them, it's the art that really matters.

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