O MAPA DE PONTA-CABEÇA

Abstract

Joaquin Torres Garcia reversed the position ofthe map of the continent, reaching South America north.This little drawing illustrates an article by Torres García,1935, in which he advocates the creation of a "Escuela delSur". This image illustrates a need in Latin America to seektheir own ways. Torres-Garcia was inspired by the pre-Columbian American heritage for their symbolic andConstructivism proposes that Latin America look to thepopular ancestral and cultural traditions and build an artitself through which the continent would no longer be atributary of European culture. As production visualmodern and contemporary Latin American context ofglobalization, takes the center / periphery relationship?The colonizer's model center / periphery relationshippersists in the Latin American visual production? Thetechnologies offered other ways of representation thatbreak with the culture of repetition? These questions guideour research.KeysWords ⎯ Joaquin Torres Garcia, Latin American art.