A esthetic of imperfection

the thought of John Ruskin and the rural architecture in Santa Catarina

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/1982-02672019v27e23

Keywords:

John Ruskin, Architecture, Craftsman, Imperfection

Abstract

This article presents a proposal to perceive the rural architecture built by the immigrant artisans in Santa Catarina, from the aesthetic thinking of John Ruskin. The conceptions that form his thinking are taken in light of the concept of the fantastic paradox, a key of reading quite opportune to highlight and reiterate fundamental characteristics of that architecture, such as: the living presence of human labor, imperfection as constructive virtue and picturesque beauty of the built landscape. From the analysis of an architectural set built in wood, we sought to understand the presence of the builder in both the body of the building sheltered in successive generations, and in the preservation of a know-how of traditional constructive techniques transmitted from father to son.

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Author Biographies

  • Eliane Baader de Lima, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina / Florianópolis, SC, Brasil

    Mestre em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina (UFSC)

  • Rodrigo Almeida Bastos, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina / Florianópolis, SC, Brasil

    Arquiteto urbanista e engenheiro civil. Mestre em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) e doutor em Arquitetura e Urbanismo pela Universidade de São Paulo (USP), com doutoradosanduíche no Departamento de História da Arte da Universidade Nova de Lisboa e pós-doutorado pela McGill University, Montreal, Canadá. Atualmente é professor do Departamento de Arquitetura e Urbanismo da UFSC.

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Published

2019-11-05

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Section

Material Culture Studies

How to Cite

LIMA, Eliane Baader de; BASTOS, Rodrigo Almeida. A esthetic of imperfection: the thought of John Ruskin and the rural architecture in Santa Catarina. Anais do Museu Paulista: História e Cultura Material, São Paulo, v. 27, p. 1–45, 2019. DOI: 10.1590/1982-02672019v27e23. Disponível em: https://revistas.usp.br/anaismp/article/view/151047. Acesso em: 8 feb. 2026.