Land+Living: Roberto Burle Marx

Landscape — August 12, 2004 Posted by James

Influential 20th century Brazilian landscape architect

Following up on our post yesterday about contemporary Brazilian landscape architect Roberto Burle Marx, we have complied some links to websites that feature images of his works. One of the sites is in Portuguese and another in German, and both of those are somewhat difficult to navigate, but the effort is well worth while. Unfortunately, there are few images on the Burle Marx firm website (Burle Marx & Cia. continues today lead by Marx's partner Haruyoshi Ono who joined the firm in 1968), but there is a little bit of history.

"Roberto Burle Marx is internationally known as one of the most important landscape architects of the 20th century.
"An artist of multiple facets, besides being a landscape designer he was also a remarkable painter, sculptor, singer, and jewelry designer, with a sensibility that is shown throughout his work."

Firm: Burle Marx & Cia.
Visit: Sítio Roberto Burle Marx (via Maria Brazil)
Link: Burle Marx (via Brazil Gov't - Secretaria de Estado da Fazenda do Espírito Santo)
Link: Roberto Burle Marx: The Missing Link (via Hannes Loipetsberger thesis website)
Reference: Roberto Burle Marx: The Lyrical Landscape (L+L)

Burle Marx is perhaps best know for his work in Brazil's modern capital, Brasilia.

43 comments

Comments (43)

André — February 9, 2006
Burle Marx

Os trabalhos de Burle Marx são maravilhosos e encanta a todo mundo. São minha fonte de inspiração!!!

luciano — July 22, 2006
me hubiese gustado conversar..

me parece genial todo, me gustaria saber cual es el movil para generar tantas formas y porque este maravilloso ser humano hacia lo que hacia, quienes estaban con el en ese momento me encantaria conocer ....te....

janette leal — July 27, 2006
jardines de burle marx

QUISIERA MAYOR INFORMACIÓN ASERCA DE LOS JARDINES DE ROBERTO BURLE MARX. DE SU METODO.

Angela — August 11, 2006
Information

Thoso gardens are fantastic!!!! I'm doing an apresentation about him in my class and I really need to know WHEN exactly those gardens were made! Cheers!

hugo — October 5, 2006
arte e paisagem

there is an excelent book with some of burle marx speeches called "Art and Landscape" ("Arte e Paisagem"). It is very elucidative about his work. It was released by Nobel editions in 1987. Unfortunately, i am not sure it is available except in used books stores.

hugo — October 5, 2006
by the way...

...it is a brazilian edition. if you need some info about it, you can e-mail me at peixenu@hotmail.com . it would be a pleasure to help.

cahbasm — November 3, 2006
ohh man

this guy is where its at i'll tell ya that!

Ariel Rangel — November 3, 2006
una maravilla a nuestro alcance!!

es grande la obra paisajista de Roberto. Habemos personas que seguimos su legado a traves del tiempo y del espacio. Me gustaría conocer a gente con el mismo enfoque.

kikou — November 9, 2006

we like gardens... we like colour...

andy — January 4, 2007
Original Burle Marx lithographs still available in the US

Find original Burle Marx lithographs at www.burlemarx.com!

my name is yorkenis — February 14, 2007
his obra

hola necesito informacion de su obra, por favor mi correo es yrk2006ster@gmail.com

David Manzur Macìas — April 29, 2007
Fanàtico de Burle Marx

Por favor recomiendeme cual es para usted el mejor libro de Burle Marx para comprarlo.Espero su concejo y respuesta. davidmanzuri9@hotmail.com

Bob — May 1, 2007
Burle Marx painting

I am almost positive i have an original painting by Roberto Burle Marx. I would love to know more about it but i dont know where to begin to look. Can anyone help me? bmorse@d168.org

juliana — May 29, 2007
sadhas

gostei muinto ....... ta dudo lindo.. -

lene — June 12, 2007
where is this?

roberto burle marx is fabulous! i found this image and i would like to know where its at so i could visit it! could someone help me find out what its called so i may research it?

ricardo — June 14, 2007
wow

Hola me gustaria ver, mas paisajes sobre roberto, si alguien tiene mas imagenes e informacion me gustaria, que me las pasara, claro a cambio de otra info que necesite. reyjinx@yahoo.com.mx

Maria Fernanda — November 22, 2007
Realzando las virtudas Latinoamericanas!

Hola, estoy estudiando en alemania y debo hacer una presentacion sobre la obra de Burle Marx. Soy latinoamericana y me gusta presentar temas de nuestra region para realzar su imagen. En este caso fue una propuesta del Profesor mostrar la vida y obra de este fantastico Paisijista, lo cual me enorgullese. Si tienen fotos de sus obras (paisajismo) y/o informacion sobre que lo motivaba estaria super agradecida. mafehp@cantv.net

Ferdinand Silveira — January 10, 2008
Tapeçaria

Gostaria de adquirir uma tapeçaria de Burle Marx. Qual é o valor que posso adquririr, num tamanho de aproximado de 3,5mx2,20 e onde comprar.

Bonnie Goodman — January 21, 2008
Jewelry

I came across some jewelry that has the name Burle Marx on them with numbers and I was wondering if who the designer was and what, if any other pieces he had. If anyone can tell me please e-mail me at kgbgoodman@yahoo.com. Thank you, Bonnie Goodman

neil berry — February 19, 2008

where are his paintings?

pete — March 3, 2008
jewelery

Roberto Burle-Marx did in fact make jewerly

Gale R. — March 12, 2008
Burle Marx Ring

Hi, I just found a ring signed Burle Marx 950 with a carved green stone and was wondering what the value was. If anyone has any info I would appreciate it.... my email is gruggi85@aol.com thanks for your time.

Prof. Amit Ray — April 2, 2008
Canvas-Landscaping

Burle Marx has synthesized a painters's imagination in landscaping. The entire earth is his canvas. An amzaing dynamic artist-designer.

janet — April 12, 2008
wish the africans would learn from him

Burle's works are an inspiration that am sure we in Africa feel. The works viewed in whichever sense(paintings or in Print) are interesting and they remind us of our beautiful lands that we should embrace entirely here in Africa!

Verónica Mayorano — May 9, 2008

Quisiera conseguir material sobre los principios proyectivos de Burle Marx. Acá, en Argentina no existe material sobre el tema. Mi correo es veronicamayorano@hotmail.com, gracias

Raquel — August 2, 2008
Parque del Este Caracas - Venezuela

Quiza la obras mas completa de este paisajista y sus socios Fernando Tabora y John Stoddart es el PArque del Este, construido entre 1958 y 1961 en Caracas Venezuela, hermosisimo Parque de 77 Ha patrimonio nacional, lamentablemente mal mantenido por la desidia de nuestras autoridades gubernamentales que no valora una obra que deberia ser patrimonio de la humanidad. Hoy amenazada por la construccion de una museo historico que desvirtua su sentido y esencia original

Alexandra — August 18, 2008
Direcciones en Internet

Soy admiradora de Oscar Niemeyer, y sus proyectos, al igual que de Burle Marx, siendo uno de los principales paisajistas con quien Oscar Niemeyer ha trabajado, ahora estoy en el area del paisajismo, por lo que me gustaria ver obras de Burle Marx. Alquien me puede referir otras paginas en Internet de obras de paisajismo? Gracias!!!

bmorse@d168.org — September 18, 2008
signature

How did he sign his paintings? I have a painting that is signed M Burle?

Edgardo — December 8, 2008
Burle Marx

La obra de Burle Marx es infinita, é publicado artículos y trabaje en su estudio es una maravilla! Estamos buscando datos de sus obras muchas de las cuales están perdidas. Ya tenemos referencias y datos de las 6 realizadas en Buenos Aires, una estudiante peruana encontró una obra en lima que no estaba registrada. Si alguien sabe, conoce o le interesa seria bueno contactarnos.

archana mittal — February 1, 2009
landscape service in india

we would like to get ideas on landscape designing in our steel plant complex which is in e state called maharashtra in india

jan — February 6, 2009
painting

i have an original painting of his friend named henry..signed...from florida...is there a value? i believe its a portrait of his frined. very nice -im haning it in my home in ny anty info welcome chrom2@aol.com

Antoine — February 7, 2009
Généalogie

Passionné par les oeuvres de Monsieur Burle-Marx, Quelqu'un pourrait il m'aider à trouver ses origines généalogiques , s'il vous plait? Vous pouvez me contacter à mon adresse e.mail: antoinedepreix@hotmail.fr Merci de votre aide

nick silver — February 9, 2009
jewelry

I own a necklace in white gold with five high quality emerald cut aquamarines set in it.It is signed Burle Marx and numbered.How can I find out when this was made and by which brother?

nick silver — February 9, 2009
jewelry

my email address re the aqua necklace is nick@21stcenturyjewels.com

chelse30 — February 19, 2009
inspirationS

Does anyone know if Burlemarx had any inspirations from other artist to create his FAB work?! if anyone knows any link or further information pls tell me here! thnx!XD

khoo — March 7, 2009

may i know more infomation about his sculpture?because i rarely found in internet..thanks

Gaston Gonzalez — April 30, 2009
A VISIT TO BURLE MARX.

In 1973, a group of friends traveled from Caracas as guests to Roberto Burle Marx's home "El Sitio". The group included as much as I can recall, Architects Enrique Siso and Daniel Shaw. Landscape Architects Fernando Tabora, John Stoddart and Orlando Comas (the three of them had experience working with Roberto in projects in Venezuela.) It was a wonderful week in which Roberto took us to visit projects, his Studio and long walks thru the gardens of "El Sitio" and his plant collections. Roberto will always be remembered as the man who influenced modern landscape architecture, and influenced those landscape architects in South America who would be carrying out great designs in the years to come. No doubt that Stoddart, Tabora and Comas would be amoung that group.

Edgardo — May 17, 2009
Exelente!

Burle Marx es el mas importante paisajista moderno!

ileana rojas calderon — July 17, 2009

me parecen muy agradables sus proyectos las formas organicas nos recuerdan nuestro recorrido por la vida felicidades.

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Carol — October 18, 2009
Original Painting

I own an original painting by Roberto Burle Marx titled The Forest and would like to find out how much it is worth. Please contact me at csmcharg@gmail.com

zinouba — January 10, 2010
heeeeelp

Plz i need some information about Burle Marx's works , i didn't find enought things in internet NB: have to do it in frensh language !! plzzzzzzzzz u.life.u@gmail.com

K Wachiira — March 19, 2010
Burle Marx's link with East Africa

I met Roberto Burle Marx through Peter Greensmith who was the other foremost tropical landscape architect and plantsman based in Nairobi, Kenya. I was previliged to visit and stay at El Sitio in 1992 and spend a wonderful time in the library, the museum and gardens of course. He was keen to incorporate African themes and plants in his art and landscapes in subsequent works as he said. But time and energy were obviously not on his side. I asled him why at his age he was still building that huge new edifice at El Sitio then (as was, incidentally, Greensmith who died at about the same time in Nairobi). His response: "Posterity, my dear lad, posterity". He inspired my friend Aisha Murtala Mohammed who had accompanied me there. She has now established three notable botanic gardens and conservatoria in Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria! I have some pre-digital photos with him in the gardens. Precious. I would love to know what happened to the house which was under construction in 1992, please anyone. Also who or what weblink could I contact to get images of around El Sitio Muchas gracias. email: langdenc@yahoo.com