Esculpir com tipos: desenvolvimento de fonte tipográfica display a partir das obras da artista Maria Martins

Abstract

The present final paper presents the development process of a display typographic font, through studies and analyses referring to the works of the Brazilian surrealist sculptor Maria Martins. An introduction to the field of typography was carried out, tracing a historical overview and addressing its fundamental concepts and technical aspects. Classifying and describing what would be a display-type font. The research and studies performed on the artist Maria Martins were preceded by an elaboration on the female erasure as artists within the modern art scene. Essential for the sequential understanding of the sculptor’s history. The historical context and analysis of Maria Martins’ works allowed the comprehension and outline of the aesthetic paths for the project development. Therefore, they are presented in detail, having their assimilation expanded by a visit to the exhibition “Maria Martins: Desejo Imaginante”, at the São Paulo Museum of Art. Based on this qualitative methodology, the conception of the final solution began. Produced in a combination of both manual and digital methods in which the process was progressively exposed in this paper. Finally, seeking to emanate in the typographic display font the absorption and reinterpretation of the formal and subjective characteristics of Maria Martins’ pieces. The main goal of this work is to remember and honor this remarkable Brazilian artist and woman.