Cesariny de pé e com os braços muito abertos: o poeta em expansão

Abstract

Mário Cesariny was frequently asked by critics and interviewers to define himself: did he see himself as a poet or a painter? Replying that there is no difference between those denominations, the artist presents poetry as something that is capable of exceeding the limits of the production of any object. In this article, we will observe some of the most recent studies that have approached the relationship between image and poetry in Cesariny’s work. We will then analyze some of his creations that suggest a reevaluation of the figure of the poet by presenting a wide variety of “makings” that imply a de-specification of the artistic object, and, consequently, of the poem.