Burle Marx and his collaborations: microhistories o modern dreams in design and of brazilian micro-landscapes in small Uruguay

Este artigo investiga preliminarmente a obra de Burle Marx no Uruguai nas décadas de 1950 a 1980. Nesse período, ele colaborou de forma fragmentária com dois pioneiros do design moderno no Uruguai: Luis García Pardo e Walter Pintos Risso. Eles tentaram materializar pragmaticamente a ideia de Gesamtkunstwerk, de uma obra de arte total, produzida para uma burguesia local. Isso se expressou na arquitetura de edifícios, jardins, obras de arte incorporadas – como esculturas e murais –, móveis de autor e gráficos publicitários para seus próprios produtos. Como metodologia, foram revisadas fontes primárias, alguns acervos documentais ainda não acessíveis ao público, imprensa de época e folhetos publicitários; foram visitadas as obras em estudo e realizadas entrevistas com pessoas ligadas à obra de Burle Marx e dos citados arquitetos uruguaios This study is a preliminary inquiry into the work of Burle Marx in Uruguay between the decades of 1950 and 1980. In this period, he had some piecemeal collaborations with two pioneers of modern design in Uruguay: Luis García Pardo and Walter Pintos Risso. They attempted to pragmatically materialize the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, i.e., total artwork, produced for a local bourgeoisie. This was expressed through architecture, gardens, built-in works of art (such as sculptures and murals), designer furniture, and advertising graphic design for their own products. As our research methodology, primary sources were searched, such as document resource centers (which remain private), contemporary press, and advertising brochures. The studied works were visited and interviews were conducted with people associated with the work of Burle Marx and the aforementioned Uruguayan architects.This paper is a preliminary inquiry into the work of Burle Marx in Uruguay between the decades of 1950 and 1980. In this period, he had some piecemeal collaborations with two pioneers of modern design in Uruguay: Luis García Pardo and Walter Pintos Risso. They attempted to materialize pragmatically the idea of Gesamtkunstwerk, i.e. of total artwork, produced for a local bourgeoisie. This was expressed through architecture, gardens, built-in works of art, such as sculptures and murals, designer furniture and advertising graphic design for their own products.   As research methodology, primary sources were revised, such as document resource centers, which are still not public, press of the day and advertising brochures; the works under study were visited and interviews were conducted with people associated with the work of Burle Marx and the above-mentioned Uruguayan architects