Abstract art or abstractionism is commonly conceived as an art form (especially in the visual arts) that does not represent objects proper to our external reality. Instead, it uses the formal relationships between colours, lines and surfaces to compose the reality of the work, in a “non-representational” way. It arises from the experiences of the […]
The cultural effervescence of the 1950s began to question post-war society, rebelling against the pervasive lifestyle in cinema, fashion, television and literature. Contemporary Brazilian artists followed this ideal that questioned values and standards. There is a dominant trend in the expanding contemporary art scene in Brazil. In fact, it is a very particular, mature place, […]
Parangolés, by Brazilian artist Hélio Oiticica, are a set of works that were born from “a vital need for Disintellectualization, intellectual disinhibition, the need for free expression”. Parangolé is a kind of cover that you wear, with texts, photos, colors and that serves as a multisensory-action-work. “The objective is to give the public the chance […]
Mira Schendel (June 7, 1919 – July 24, 1988) was a Swiss plastic artist based in Brazil, today considered one of the exponents of Brazilian contemporary art. Her father was Czechoslovak, from a Jewish family, while her mother was the daughter of a German and an Italian of Jewish origin, converted to Catholicism. Her parents […]
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