Crónicas urbanas: las aventuras de un caricaturista

Abstract

Between 1980 and 1995, Projeto, a magazine specializing in architecture and urbanism, published a special section entitled Vão Livre which featured nearly 130 cartoons created by Paulo Caruso. These cartoons commented on the most important issues debated in the architectural world during that period. The Modernist crisis, environmental pollution, and a jammed and unrestrained city were some of the themes portrayed through the skillful pen of Paulo Caruso, who, just like J. Carlos, left important records of the urban life they experienced. This paper draws a link between chronicles, as a literary style, and cartoons. Though the languages used vary, there are interesting and subtle similarities between them.

Keywords

• Crônica
• charge
• cidade contemporânea
• arquitetura brasileira
• crítica
• humor