Labyrinths of Exposed Materialities: a Study of the Erotic, Grotesque And Absurd in Takato Yamamoto's Work

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https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-0447.ars.2024.215682

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Formless, Rhizome, Grotesque, Eroticism

Abstract

In this article, we analyze how spaces and bodies intertwine and dissolve each other’s boundaries in the works of the Japanese artist Takato Yamamoto. To achieve this, we employ the “formless”, concept coined by Georges Bataille, and “rhizome”, a concept developed by Gilles Deleuze and Félix Guattari. These terms and concepts help us comprehend the articulation of the erotic, the grotesque, and the nonsense as they emerge from heterogeneity, resulting in disruptions caused by the interplay between the interior and the exterior. Our investigation delves into the imagery found within Takato Yamamoto’s books, with the aim of discerning how the unfolding of bodies interacts with space, giving rise to both indeterminacies and intricate labyrinths of exposed materialities.

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  • Alexandre Rodrigues da Costa, Minas Gerais State University

    Alexandre Rodrigues da Costa é Professor de Educação Superior da Escola Guignard (Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais) e do Programa de Pós-Graduação Stricto Sensu em Artes (Universidade do Estado de Minas Gerais). É autor dos livros Objetos Difíceis (7Letras/Funalfa, 2004), Fora de Quadro (7Letras, 2005), Peso morto (7Letras, 2008), Corpos cegos (7Letras, 2012), Bela Lugosi no ateliê de Kandinski (7Letras, 2013), A mímica invertida dos desaparecidos (7Letras, 2014), Acidentes de Leitura (Editora do autor, 2015), Como assistir a um road movie em pé (7Letras, 2016) e Do outro lado, sedimentos ou até onde a vista alcança (7Letras, 2019). Organizou e traduziu Poemas de Georges Bataille (Editora UFMG, 2015) e Corpos labirínticos: textos de Hans Bellmer (Gramma Editora, 2019). Ele também escreve artigos sobre cinema experimental, filmes, séries de TV, animes e mangás.

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2024-11-13

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Vol. 22 (2024)

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Costa, A. R. da. (2024). Labyrinths of Exposed Materialities: a Study of the Erotic, Grotesque And Absurd in Takato Yamamoto’s Work. ARS, 22, 414-470. https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.2178-0447.ars.2024.215682