Mira Schendel
A Life Shaped by Displacement: The World of Mira Schendel Mira Schendel, born Myrrha Dagmar Dub in Zurich in 1919, was an artist whose life and work were profoundly marked by the tumultuous currents of the 20th century. Her journey—from a childhood steeped in European intellectualism to a self-imposed exile in Brazil—forged a unique artistic vision characterized by abstraction, linguistic exploration, and a deep contemplation of the human condition. The shadow of displacement loomed large over Schendel’s early years. Born into a Jewish family but baptized Catholic at her mother's insistence,…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of Mira Schendel's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.