Denis Garcia Mandarino (born May 7, 1964) is a Brazilian composer, artist and writer, and a disciple of

Hans-Joachim Koellreutter Hans-Joachim Koellreutter (2 September 1915 – 13 September 2005) was a Brazilian composer, teacher and musicologist. Koellreutter was born in Freiburg, Germany and lived in Brazil from 1937 onward, where he became one of the country's most i ...

choral A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

conducting and

aesthetics Aesthetics, or esthetics, is a branch of philosophy that deals with the nature of beauty and taste, as well as the philosophy of art (its own area of philosophy that comes out of aesthetics). It examines aesthetic values, often expressed thr ...

.Associação Brasileira de Letras. He proposed a theory about four-dimensional

perception Perception () is the organization, identification, and interpretation of sensory information in order to represent and understand the presented information or environment. All perception involves signals that go through the nervous system ...

, which states the concepts behind the

renaissance The Renaissance ( , ) , from , with the same meanings. is a period in European history marking the transition from the Middle Ages to modernity and covering the 15th and 16th centuries, characterized by an effort to revive and surpass ideas ...

perspective involving four dimensions instead of three dimensions assigned to it. These studies culminated in the development of the method of the four-dimensional perspective. Mandarino wrote the Versatilist manifesto (2007).

Versatilism

Versatilism is an artistic

movement Movement may refer to: Common uses * Movement (clockwork), the internal mechanism of a timepiece * Motion, commonly referred to as movement Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * "Movement" (short story), a short story by Nancy Fu ...

proposed in 2007, from a

literary Literature is any collection of Writing, written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially prose fiction, drama, and poetry. In recent centuries, the definition has expanded to ...

manifesto A manifesto is a published declaration of the intentions, motives, or views of the issuer, be it an individual, group, political party or government. A manifesto usually accepts a previously published opinion or public consensus or promotes a ...

, with the intention of freeing people from the expert analysis and promoting the practice of art as a form of self-knowledge and spiritual enhancement.

"New ideas are hard to identify, hard to assimilate, and only detachment may be able to evaluate them in a more open way. When a man assumes the role of giving the verdict about what artists are doing, or the society gives him this role, we are one step closer to repeat the greatest injustices that men of science, philosophy, arts and religion have suffered throughout history." – Interview about the Versatilist Manifesto''

Observacao no tempo - 240 x 160 cm - acrylic on canvas 1997

Four-dimensional perspective

After spending four years writing the ''Theory of four-dimensional perception'' (1995), Mandarino developed a new method, in a subject for many years stagnant. In the perspective of four dimensions, the observer is not a static element (fixed point), as one sees in

traditional A tradition is a belief or behavior (folk custom) passed down within a group or society with symbolic meaning or special significance with origins in the past. A component of cultural expressions and folklore, common examples include holidays or ...

processes. (pp. 20–23). In ''Observation in time'' (1997) can be found nine different vanishing points and horizon lines, representing different moments of an observer who turns his head and moves vertically and horizontally. This kind of painting admits curved or spherical

canvas Canvas is an extremely durable plain-woven fabric used for making sails, tents, marquees, backpacks, shelters, as a support for oil painting and for other items for which sturdiness is required, as well as in such fashion objects as handbags ...

Discography

The discography includes the following albums: # ''Volume 1'' – 2003 # ''Tributo'' – 2004 # ''Peças para Violão'' – 2005 # ''Instrumental'' – 2006 # ''Musa'' – 2007 # ''Renascentieval'' – 2008 # ''A Sociedade do Rei e o Xadrez'' – 2009 # ''Um toque de humor'' – 2009 # ''Improvisos, variações, releituras...'' – 2010 # ''Reconstruções'' – 2011 # ''Tributo 2'' – 2012 # ''Versátil'' – 2013

Gallery

Portraits

File:Avó do artista - detalhe.jpg, ''Grandma'' (detail), 50 × 70 cm, oil on canvas File:Sala das modelos.jpg, Room of models, 80 × 120 cm, oil on canvas File:Paisagem em azul e laranja.jpg, ''Landscape in blue and orange'', 80 × 120 cm, oil on canvas File:Retrato de Samia.jpg, ''Samia's portrait'', acrylic on canvas

Guardians

File:Beduínos.jpg, ''Bedouins'' (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas File:Cavaleiro Guardiões.jpg, ''Knight'' (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas File:Lanceiros de Maria.jpg, ''Mary's Lancers'' (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas File:Soldados Romanos.jpg, ''Roman Soldiers'' (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas

References

External links

* English-Portugues.pdf Full transcription, (in English). * * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mandarino, Denis Música Popular Brasileira guitarists Brazilian composers Brazilian painters Brazilian male writers 1964 births Living people