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Dezembro 2022, vol.10, num.5 - 14º Congresso Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Design
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O prazer como instrumento artístico em William Morris

Pleasure as an artistic medium as understood by William Morris

PORTUGAL, Daniel; COSTA, Valter

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William Morris, figura central na história do design, defendia que a arte seria a expressão do prazer do trabalhador no trabalho – qualquer que fosse tal trabalho. A ideia foi inspirada no pensamento do crítico de arte inglês John Ruskin, porém ganhou interpretação e significado próprios no trabalho de Morris. Este artigo investiga de que maneira a ideia de prazer no trabalho manifestou-se no pensamento do designer, buscando entender seus vários significados e, também, contradições. Tal proposição de Morris só pode ser compreendida a partir de noções anteriores a ela, como sua ligação com o trabalho de Ruskin e sua filiação socialista. Por isso, o artigo propõe contextualizar a experiência (teórica e prática) política e artística de Morris para construir um entendimento sobre sua visão de prazer no trabalho.

William Morris, central figure for design history, argued that art was the expression of a worker’s pleasure in labor, whatever that labor was. Such proposition was inspired by the writings of English art critic John Ruskin, but it took on particular interpretation and meaning in the work of Morris. This article examines how the understanding of pleasure in labor was manifested in the designer’s thinking, seeking to comprehend its profusion of meanings, but also its contradictions. Morris’ assertion can only be grasped if looked through notions that come before it, such as his connection with Ruskin’s work and his socialist affiliation. For this reason, the present article proposes to contextualize Morris’ political and artistic experience (both theoretical and practical), which will lead to an in-depth perception of his thoughts on pleasure in labor.

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DOI: 10.5151/ped2022-6844898

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Como citar:

PORTUGAL, Daniel; COSTA, Valter; "O prazer como instrumento artístico em William Morris", p-1165-1176. In: Anais do 14º Congresso Brasileiro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Design. São Paulo: Blucher, 2022.
ISSN 23186968, DOI 10.5151/ped2022-6844898

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