Mercado do artesanato brasileiro: Aspectos socioeconômicos em um paralelo com as artes e seus sistemas

Abstract

Brazilian handicraft market is still a neglected segment among the questions of our academic field, especially in Arts studies. Usually, scholars relate handicraft to Economics and Development approaches. The Ph. D thesis, a product of this research, seeks for broadening this point of view, dealing with the necessary interdisciplinary nature involved in both production and circulation of handcrafted oeuvres in current national context, to stimulate a framework where Arts, market, development and public policies meet. The research was conducted by means of phenomenological inquiry face to the theme ́s very own complexity. There is a nexus between production and circulation of artwork and the impacts of its chain on social life and the creative process of the artists. Thus, the research presents and analyzes public policies designed to foster, organize, and strengthen the sector. Additionally, the thesis aims to point the differences between a Contemporary Art Market and the particularities of a Handcraft Art Market, as well as its eventual similarities. Finally, the research works with present data and facts related to the theme, through actual experiences, the scenario of this Art genre, its agents and applied cases acting directly into its market.