“Aves do Mundo – Série Tucanos” opens the 2023 calendar of events at Shopping Cassino Atlântico, with 50 illustrations by Eduardo Parentoni Brettas, renowned Brazilian science artist.
The exhibition, curated by Luis Carlos Antonelli and Kátia Ataíde Antonelli and organized by Quimera Antiguidades, can be visited between January 7 and February 11, confirming the importance of the toucan for sustainability.
O Shopping Casino Atlantico opens the calendar of events for the year 2023 with “Birds of the World – Toucans Series” exhibitioncom 50 illustrations by Eduardo Parentoni Brettasof various kinds of birds, besides pieces of Brazilian porcelain and semi-precious stones, by Moreno Joalheiros, with curated by Luis Carlos Antonelli and Kátia Athayde Antonellie realization of Chimera Antiquesopening on January 7, starting at 3:00 p.m.
The show takes place between January 7 and February 11, on the 1st and 2nd floor of the country, when the visitor will be able to discover and take in the work of an artist so well known for the Brazilian biological sciences, Eduardo Brettas, as well as learn about the importance of the toucan for the sustainability and regeneration of forests.
Shopping Cassino Atlântico chose toucan because its symbolism goes against the philosophy of the country – communication, expression, faith, creativity, revival, inclusion and diversity. Seeing a toucan is a reminder that life is what you make of it. and that, in addition to the importance of art in society, we must fight for stability, for the preservation of life and for the awareness that beauty is synonymous with freedom!
The exhibition “Aves do Mundo – Série Tucanos” can be visited at Avenida Atlantica, 4240, Copacabana/Posto 6, from Monday to Saturday, from 9 am to 7 pm, on the 1st and 2nd floors, from January 7, 2023 (Thursday), at Shopping Cassino Atlântico.
On traveling artists from the 19th century to the present, by Solange Godoy
“Brazil at the beginning of the 19th century was the object of the greatest curiosity and interest on the part of Europeans, who managed to enter it only after the opening of the ports to friendly nations in 1808. Its abundant, tropical nature, the immensity of its coast and the search for references of its continental territory, its fauna and flora, created an interest to know Brazil.
The Chancellor of the Austrian State – Metternich took the general direction of a mission that came together with the retinue of Princess Leopoldina for the purpose of gathering collections for the Museum of Natural History of the Austrian court.
Carl Franz Anton von Schreibers, director of the Imperial Museum of Natural History, organizer and adviser of the mission in Brazil, appointed Johann Natterer as a zoologist among the employees of his institution. Heinrich Wilhelm Schott as the botanist. Ferdinand Dominik Sochor as Huntsman and Balmer. Botanist Johann Christian Mikan, professor of natural history at the University of Prague, was appointed scientific director of the expedition to Brazil. Johann Baptist Emanuel Pohl as mineralogist and botanist. Thomas Ender as a landscape painter. Johann Buchberger as a botanical painter. Rochus Schuch, librarian and mineralogist, and his assistant Franz Joseph Fruhbeck, also a painter. Johann Kammer Lacher, physician and ornithologist. GK Frich, painter.
At the request of Maximilian I, King of Bavaria, Johann Baptiste von Spix and Karl Philipp von Martius joined the expedition. Archduchess Leopoldina’s interests, student of natural sciences and curious about fauna and flora. He was already studying and researching the collection of the Natural History Museum in his homeland, he was interested in expanding his knowledge here and sharing it with his people in Europe.(…)
Still in the first quarter of the 19th century, the Langsdorff expedition 1821-1829 was consecrated, consisting of the artists Rugendas, Hercules Florence, Aimé Adrien Taunay, who opened new perspectives of knowledge about Brazil with their work.
The works of contemporary artist Eduardo Parentoni Brettas, presented in this exhibition, follow the course of the history of discovery and fascination with the fauna of Brazil”.
About Eduardo Brettas
“Eduardo Parentoni Brettas was born in the city of Ponte Nova, Minas Gerais, Brazil, in 1962. He lives and works in Juiz de Fora (MG), where he lives with his wife Vanessa and their children, Tiago and Ricardo. drawings of brazilian birds dating from his childhood, freed from the excesses of Brazilian nature, his mother, Indiana Parentoni Brettas, was his first great enthusiast, encouraging her son to become a master of naturalist painting.
His works have been commissioned by major centers of ornithological studies, such as the University of São Paulo – USP (Brazil) – and Princeton University (United States), museums and art galleries in several cities (Atlanta, Dubai, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizons among others), in addition to collectors worldwide. He regularly holds courses and lectures on naturalistic art, in which he generously shares his talent and technique with professionals and enthusiasts of the subject. His illustrations today enrich several important works about our fauna such as “AS BIRDS IN SANTA CATARINA”, “OS MAMÍFEROS DE SANTA CATARINA” and others, in addition to numerous illustrations in many magazines, special articles, theses, various inserts and watercolor collections. . I do not intend to list them, as this quantity will not measure their value. What best characterizes Eduardo Brettas is his extraordinary ability to experiment and learn the most diverse techniques and to demonstrate his learning in the sequence of his works. Today, with the added experience, enriching his God-given ability, I consider Eduardo Brettas a valuable asset for the biological sciences in Brazil.” Taubate.)
Facts about toucans
Toucans are birds that are found in the Neotropical region, therefore they are also found in our national territory. In general, they occupy forest regions.
A toucan’s most distinctive feature is its large, laterally flattened, colorful beak. In addition to providing food, the beak functions as a sexual ornament, as a sounding board and as an area for heat exchange, being notable for its high vascularization.
Toucans vary in size depending on the species, ranging from 46 cm to 66 cm in length. They feed on fruit, however, this is not the only food in their diet; they also eat eggs and small arthropods such as grasshoppers and cicadas. By feeding on fruits and spreading seeds around the environment, toucans act in the process of seed dispersal, and are therefore essential in forest regeneration.
About Shopping Cassino Atlântico
Casino Atlântico was one of the casinos located on Copacabana Beach. During the 1930s, baccarat, camper, roulette, black jack and card games attracted Rio society and people from other cities (from Brazil and the world) to the country. The old Casino Atlântico building was demolished in the 1970s to make way for the new hotel. Many historical moments were experienced in Cassino, among them the concerts of Carmen Miranda, who was a sure presence in the country.
Shopping Cassino Atlântico was created about 40 years ago and houses, for the most part, antique shops and art galleries, which bring famous artists from Brazil and abroad. After the pandemic, the place was rediscovered and bet on diversification, with restaurants, cafes, events in its corridors, open to hotel guests and the general public. Sophistication and comfort, between the sea and art, in a place that will satisfy the most demanding!
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