EXPEDIÇÃO DANU III: estudo sobre criação de mundo e arte botânica no desenvolvimento de um livro ilustrado.

Abstract

This theoretical-practical project is presented in the form of a memoir, intertwining family experiences, interests, and artistic practices developed during the academic journey, resulting in an illustrated artist's book created from a reconnaissance expedition to a fictional planet. The text unfolds from a personal narrative, in which the relationship with plants, experienced in the family and childhood context, dialogues with artistic studies developed academically, such as the creation of pixel art illustrations and the development of the analog card game "Salada de Fruta," and finally, describes the creation process of the project "Expedição Danu III," an artist's book in the style of a travel journal that presents the fictional universe invented by the author through imaginary species of local flora found during a scientific expedition. Based on studies of world-building and botanical illustration, this work proposes to understand the observational drawing of real plants and adapt it to the creation of fictional species, ultimately presenting the initial development of a book, with the creation of five illustrations and texts about plants, using as main references "Plantae Selectae" by Georgius Dionysius Ehret, and "100 discos para conhecer Aguardela" by Daniel Lopes and Raphael Salimena.