Denis Mandarino

Denis Mandarino
Self-portrait (2006), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas
Background information
Born	(1964-05-07) May 7, 1964 (age 61) São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
Genres	MPB, classical, rock
Instrument(s)	Guitar, bass, acoustic guitar, mandolin
Years active	1983–present
Website	www.denismandarino.com

Denis Garcia Mandarino (born May 7, 1964) is a Brazilian composer, artist and writer, ^[1] and a disciple of Hans-Joachim Koellreutter in choral conducting and aesthetics. ^[2]

He proposed a theory about four-dimensional perception, which states the concepts behind the renaissance perspective involving four dimensions instead of three dimensions assigned to it. ^[3] These studies culminated in the development of the method of the four-dimensional perspective. ^[4]

Mandarino wrote the Versatilist manifesto (2007). ^{[5] [6]}

Versatilism

Main article: Versatilist manifesto

Versatilism is an artistic movement proposed in 2007, from a literary manifesto, ^[5] with the intention of freeing people from the expert analysis and promoting the practice of art as a form of self-knowledge and spiritual enhancement.

"New ideas are hard to identify, hard to assimilate, and only detachment may be able to evaluate them in a more open way. When a man assumes the role of giving the verdict about what artists are doing, or the society gives him this role, we are one step closer to repeat the greatest injustices that men of science, philosophy, arts and religion have suffered throughout history." – Interview about the Versatilist Manifesto ^[7]

Quadriptych Observation in time (1997), 240 × 160 cm, acrylic on canvas

Four-dimensional perspective with nine vanishing points. The ninth point is outside the limits of the canvas.

Four-dimensional perspective

After spending four years writing the Theory of four-dimensional perception (1995), Mandarino developed a new method, in a subject for many years stagnant. In the perspective of four dimensions, the observer is not a static element (fixed point), as one sees in traditional processes. ^[9]

In Observation in time (1997) can be found nine different vanishing points and horizon lines, representing different moments of an observer who turns his head and moves vertically and horizontally. ^[10]

This kind of painting admits curved or spherical canvas. ^[10]

Discography

The discography includes the following albums: ^{[11] [12] [13]}

1. Volume 1 – 2003
2. Tributo – 2004
3. Peças para Violão – 2005
4. Instrumental – 2006
5. Musa – 2007
6. Renascentieval – 2008
7. A Sociedade do Rei e o Xadrez – 2009
8. Um toque de humor – 2009
9. Improvisos, variações, releituras... – 2010
10. Reconstruções – 2011
11. Tributo 2 – 2012
12. Versátil – 2013
13. Nem Só para Crianças – 2015

Gallery

Portraits

• 
  Grandma (detail), 50 × 70 cm, oil on canvas
• 
  Room of models, 80 × 120 cm, oil on canvas
• 
  Landscape in blue and orange, 80 × 120 cm, oil on canvas
• 
  Samia's portrait, acrylic on canvas

Guardians

• 
  Bedouins (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas
• 
  Knight (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas
• 
  Mary's Lancers (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas
• 
  Roman Soldiers (guardians series), 50 × 70 cm, acrylic on canvas

References

1. "Dictionary Cravo Albin" (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 27, 2012.
2. Associação Brasileira de Letras. "Série "Música de Câmara na ABL" homenageia os 100 anos de nascimento do professor e compositor Hans Joachim Koellreutter". ABL (in Portuguese). August 28, 2015. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
3. "Four-dimensional perception" (PDF) (in Portuguese). Archived from the original (PDF) on November 2, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
4. Marta Macho-Stadler (2014). "La perspectiva cuatridimensional de Denis Mandarino" (in Spanish). University of the Basque Country . Retrieved May 5, 2014.
5. Luko, C. S. (2011). "Reflections on the versatilist manifesto" (in Portuguese). USP . Retrieved August 25, 2011.
6. Richard Coen (July 15, 2012). "Denis Mandarino Manifesto". Rich-coen.com. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
7. Design 24 Horas (August 1, 2013). "Interview about the Versatilist Manifesto". Monografias.com. Retrieved August 2, 2013.
8. Design24horas.com.br (June 3, 2014). "Four-dimensional perspective (educational video)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved June 4, 2014.
9. Katiki, Niki (2013). Featured Artists Vol IV. Winchester: Mediaplan Publisher. ISBN   9789609877466. (pp. 20–23).
10. Mandarino, Denis (1997). A Perspectiva Quadridimensional. Winchester: Webartigos.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved November 1, 2013.
11. "Alo Artista". Discography (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on January 16, 2014. Retrieved September 27, 2013.
12. "Encyclopedia Músicos do Brasil" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on March 15, 2012. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
13. "Produções Audiovisuais Para a Educação Infantil". Design 24 Horas (in Portuguese). May 13, 2015. Retrieved May 13, 2015.

External links

• Design 24 Horas (May 26, 2013). "Interview with Denis Mandarino about the Versatilist Manifesto – Podcast" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 30, 2013. English-Portugues.pdf Full transcription, (in English).
• Design24horas.com.br (July 4, 2013). "Theory of the four-dimensional perception (educacional video)" (in Portuguese). Retrieved July 5, 2013.
• Days inn Boston. "Universe Manifesto". Archived from the original on July 31, 2013. Retrieved March 27, 2012.
• Elisabete Almeida. "Interview to Alô Artista" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on October 16, 2014. Retrieved September 13, 2012.
• Denis Mandarino. "The golden ratio in the Mona Lisa's eyes" (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2012.