Abstract

ANDRIOLO, Arley. Pictorial Activity and Perception of the ": Tourist-Historic City " of Ouro Preto. Estud. perspect. tur. [online]. 2008, vol.17, n.1, pp.71-85. ISSN 1851-1732.

The observation of painters who crafted their art in Ouro Preto ( Brazil ) during the 20th century, leads to a question: which is the relation between painting and the tourist's perception? Based on a historical research, this article aims to analyze the tourist-historic city perception as being a social and psychological production. Thus being, one usually notices the artistic activities blending with politics and economics practices on the creation of the tourist's perception.

Keywords : Cultural tourism; Perception; Visual arts; Psychology and Tourism.

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