LURIXS: Arte Contemporânea
Hélio Oiticica
Bio
Born in Rio de Janeiro, 1937. Oiticica began his career studying with Ivan Serpa at the MAM-Rio. In 1955, he joined the Grupo Frente with his constructive artworks. Later, became a member of the Neo-Concrete Movement, taking part in exhibitions held in Rio, São Paulo, and Salvador. In 1970, took part in the Information exhibition organized by the New York MoMA, receiving then a scholarship from the Guggenheim Foundation. Oiticica died in 1980.
Statement
Oiticica's work is characterized by strong experimentalism and inventiveness in the constant search for merging art and life. His experiments, which presuppose active participation of the public, are largely accompanied by theoretical elaborations, with the presence of texts, comments, and poems.
Hélio Oiticica
Title:
Metaesquema 224
Medium:
Gouache on cardboard
Year:
1958
Dimensions:
26 x 42 cm
Wall reference
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
2.5 x 4m / 98.4 x 157 in
