Description
O artesanato de reciclagem não é, em si mesmo, uma tipologia artesanal baseada na matéria prima e nos processos de produção. E uma categoria artesanal que utiliza materiais diversos em segundo uso, com predomínio da madeira e do metal. Antônio Carlos Bech, também conhecido Toti, é um dos maiores expoentes brasileiros nesta arte, consagrada em sua Oficina de Agosto, uma unidade de produção artesanal localizada no povoado de Bichinho, entre as cidade de Tiradentes e Prados em Minas Gerais, criada por ele e sua irmã em 1991.
Toti começou a trabalhar como artesão aos 14 anos, desenvolvendo sandálias, bolsas e acessórios de couro. Seu interesse pela pintura fez com que viajasse para a Itália para cursar o curso de belas artes. De retorno ao Brasil abriu em São Paulo um antiquário, onde trabalhou por mais de 25 anos, o que lhe trouxe uma grande bagagem e experiência com os mais diversos tipos de objetos e materiais. Com uma preocupação ecológica contínua, Antônio Carlos passou a utilizar alguns materiais recicláveis para a criação dos seus objetos artesanais de decoração. Além disso, tendo também a consciência sobre questões sociais, o artista desenvolveu na própria comunidade um grupo de artesãos que ajudava produção.
Cada artesão aprendeu uma técnica e deu às obras um pouco de sua identidade. A Oficina de agosto, conta hoje 50 funcionários e uma centena de colaboradores terceirizados. Com isso, os moradores do Vilarejo, que tinha como principal fonte de renda a agricultura e a pecuária, conseguiram mudar as suas vidas através do desenvolvimento de artesanatos.
Suas obras são resultado de experiência de vida: brasilidades, arte barroca e sacra e a utilização de objetos antigos e materiais recicláveis na criação de obras. A Oficina de Agosto é uma das mais importantes unidades de produção artesanal do Brasil.
ARTISTA ARTESÃO:Toti (Antonio Carlos Bech)
Spanish
Artisanal recyclingCraft recycling is not, in itself, a craft typology based on raw materials and production processes. It is a craft category that uses various second-use materials, predominantly wood and metal. Antônio Carlos Bech, also known as Toti, is one of the two greatest Brazilian exponents of this art, enshrined in his August Office, an artisanal production unit located in the town of Bichinho, between the cities of Tiradentes and Prados, in Minas Gerais, created by him in 1991.
He started working as a craftsman at the age of 14, making sandals, handbags and leather accessories. If you are interested in painting, you may travel to Italy to take a fine arts course. Upon returning to Brazil, he opened an antique store in São Paulo, where he worked for more than 25 years, and found a lot of knowledge and experience with the most diverse types of objects and materials. With a constant ecological concern, Antônio Carlos began to use some recycled materials to create his decorative objects. In addition, also aware of social problems and the artist develops a group of artisans in his own community that helps produce.
Each artisan learns a technique by putting a little of his identity into his work. The August Office currently has 50 employees and more than one hundred subcontracted employees. With this, the inhabitants of Villarejo, whose main source of income is agriculture and livestock, will be able to change their lives through the development of crafts.
His works are the result of life experiences: Brazilianness, baroque and sacred art and the use of old objects and recycled materials in the creation of works. The Agosto Office is one of the most important craft production units in Brazil.
English
Artisanal recycling.Craft recycling is not, in itself, a craft typology based on raw materials and production processes. It is a craft category that uses various second-use materials, predominantly wood and metal. Antônio Carlos Bech, also known as Toti, is one of the two greatest Brazilian exponents of this art, consecrated in his Oficina de Agosto, a handicraft production unit located in the village of Bichinho, between the cities of Tiradentes and Prados, in Minas Gerais, created by him in 1991.
He started working as a craftsman at the age of 14, making sandals, handbags and leather accessories. His interest in painting led him to travel to Italy to take a fine arts course. When I returned to Brazil, I opened an antique shop in São Paulo, where I worked for more than 25 years, and found a lot of knowledge and experience with the most diverse types of objects and materials. With a constant ecological concern, Antônio Carlos started to use some recycled materials to create his decorative objects. Furthermore, also aware of social problems, the artist developed a group of artisans in his own community that helps to produce.
Each artisan learns a technique by putting a bit of his own identity into his work. The Agosto Office currently has 50 employees and more than a hundred subcontracted employees. This enables the inhabitants of Villarejo, whose main source of income is agriculture and livestock farming, to change their lives through the development of handicrafts.
Their works are the result of life experiences: Brazilianness, baroque and sacred art and the use of old objects and recycled materials in the creation of works. Oficina Agosto is one of the most important handicraft production units in Brazil.
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