Livro ilustrado como artefato gráfico de enaltecimento da cultura drag brasileira

Abstract

Drag Queen is the characterization and personification of an individual as a woman for the purpose of entertaining an audience. Although this term is relatively recent, the act of dressing up as a female figure for artistic purposes is millennia millennial. It can be observed these manifestations, for example, in Greek Mask Theatre, Beijing Opera, Kabuki Theater and in other artistic expressions throughout history. These practices evolved and served as the basis for what we understand as Drag Art. During its formation and development, the Art of Drag suffered prejudice. Conservative societies marginalized it, restricting it to specific environments reserved for the LGBTQIAP+ community, the public that produced and consumed it. As a result, its purpose is no longer just entertainment and has become a symbol of resistance and fighting. With the advancement in the rights of the LGBTQIAP+ community, cultural plurality and the emergence of programs such as RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag Art, previously treated as an inferior artistic manifestation, became effective in the media and became part of the mainstream, watched and propagated by millions of people around the world. A rich culture can be observed in Drag Art, composed by artistic references, humor, fashion, dance, interpretation and everything that fits into it. Due to its popularity, new queens appear all over the world, including Brazil. Great Brazilian drag artists resisted during the period of the military dictatorship and cultivated the art so that new names could emerge and elevate this culture, so deserving of prominence and exaltation. This present work aims, therefore, to corroborate with this prominence and exaltation, apprehending drag art, its formation, nature and importance and producing an illustrated book as a graphic artifact with the objective of praising the Brazilian drag culture.