Parábolas de minha formação: entre o cristianismo e a pintura em aquarela

Abstract

This study investigates how Christian symbols appear in painting, with the goal of analyzing three visual elements - the lamb, the dove and the bread for the Eucharist - that dialogue with biblical parables and contribute to the comprehension of Christian symbology in art. This study also suggests the creation of a series of watercolor paintings called Parables of my formation, exploring a poetic approach to the Christian symbols highlighted. To achieve these goals, I conducted a bibliographic research based on phenomenology and a dialogue with biblical texts, aiming to describe the symbols through their cultural and symbolic dimension. The phenomenological approach, which guides the methodological procedures, understands the phenomenon as a manifestation of being and considers its perception an act that assigns meaning to the world, establishing a direct relation with the subject studied. Based on the studies conducted, it was confirmed that Christian symbols constitute visual manifestations of biblical narratives and have various representations in their forms. As a result of this study, two series of watercolor were created, titled The sheep and The best bread, using the symbols investigated and exploring its intersections between art and spirituality in my academic journey. It is concluded that the results of this research reveal elements in the academical field that dialogue with perceptions of faith, contributing to interfaces within a specific field of study in Visual Arts.