Lygia Pape
Brazilian artist (1927–2004) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Lygia Pape (7 April 1927 – 3 May 2004) was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker, who was a key figure in the Concrete movement and a later co-founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement in Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s.[1] Along with Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, she was an important artist in the expansion of contemporary art in Brazil and pushed geometric art to include aspects of interaction and to engage with ethical and political themes.[2]
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Born | (1927-04-07)7 April 1927 Nova Friburgo, Brazil |
Died | 3 May 2004(2004-05-03) (aged 77) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
Known for | Sculpture, engraving, film |
Notable work | Tecelares [Weavings] (1959), Livro da Criacao [Book of Creation] (1959), Ttéias [Web] (1979) |
Movement | Concrete art and Neo-Concrete Movement |
Website | www |
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