Terra na arte contemporânea

This work is about the relevance of the matter, namely earth, clay or landscape, in contemporary art. How can this matter trigger a feeling of connection with the origins (of life and art)? How can the art works, in which the presence of earth is significant, evoke timeless polarities such as: sky/earth; spirit/matter; invisible/visible; permanent/ephemeral; particular/universal? What is the motivation of the artists that look for a sensory and essential contact with this matter and with the landscape? These are central questions that guide the process of search and reflection. The earth, as a physical and symbolic element, also connected with the feminine, is refered to as a matter that can evoke a feeling of gathering, of unity with life, with nature and with the cosmo