Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The article takes as its starting point the viral image of the "caramel horse" stranded on a rooftop during a flood in Brazil, exploring the impact of horses on the collective imagination, particularly within the Western context and amidst the urgency of climate emergencies. Based on Aby Warburg and John Berger ideas, it examines how artistic representations – from the Classical Tradition to contemporary times – have shaped human identification with the horse, positioning it as an ambivalent symbol of power, freedom, and vulnerability.
Source: Revista Estado da Arte
Institution: Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP)
Language: Portuguese
Subfield: Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W7215684270