Tomie Ohtake
Pintura nº 2, 1953 (Detail)
Exhibition
Eight decades of Informal Abstraction in the collections of Instituto Casa Roberto Marinho and Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Dec 07 to Jun 09
Tuesday to Sunday from 12 am to 6 pm
R. Cosme Velho, 1105
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Exhibition
Eight decades of Informal Abstraction in the collections of Instituto Casa Roberto Marinho and Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
Dec 07 to Oct 27
Tuesday to Sunday from 12 am to 6 pm
R. Cosme Velho, 1105
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Tomie Ohtake
Pintura nº 2, 1953 (Detail)
Abstract art began to be practiced in Brazil in the 1940s. Since the beginning, two lines emerged: informal abstraction and geometric abstraction. Informal abstraction is characterized by the expression of gestures by the artist, whether in the materials of painting or in sculpture; as a result, the style of each artist becomes very singular.
Geometric abstraction, on the other hand, is based on universal principles of mathematics and geometry, creating a more collective identity.
The artists who practiced informal abstraction in Brazil did not constitute permanent groups, since the singularity of each of their styles outweighed the general principles. Thus, in informal abstraction there is no school, as there is in geometric abstraction, which led to the formation of various groups such as Ruptura, Frente, and Neoconcreto. Likewise, there were no outstanding art critics who represented the informal artists, while there were those who defended geometric abstraction and accused informal abstraction of excessive subjectivism.
Nevertheless, informal abstraction sowed in Brazil an extensive field of gestural art and of the exploration of the material in the artwork. By bringing together two of the most important collections in Brazil, that of the Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo and that of the Instituto Casa Roberto Marinho, we evidence the longstanding power of informal abstraction throughout the last eight decades. Despite recurring attacks against the informal as well as the fads that espoused geometric art, the artists who practiced informal abstraction in Brazil evince the consistency of their unique styles, their radicality in the exploration of the artistic material, and the visual lyricism of their compositions.
We invite the public for a fresh encounter with eight decades of informal abstraction in Brazil.
Felipe Chaimovich e Lauro Cavalcanti
Karin Lambrecht
Fragmentos da cruz negra, 2006
Aquatint, etching and drypoint/paper, 64,8 x 49,1
Maria Polo
(Veneza, Itália 1937 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, 1983)
Manabu Mabe
Castelo do mar, 1983
Acrylic/canvas, 63,5 x 76,0
Thiago Rocha Pitta
Danäe nos Jardins de Górgona ou Saudades da Pangeia, 2011
Video, 14'56"
Carlos Uchôa
Cais 2 (a escada de Jacó), 1998
Oil/canvas, 200,0 x 173,0
Carlito Carvalhosa
Sem título | Untitled, 1987
Encaustic/wood, 135,0 x 160,0
Tikashi Fukushima
Pintura A, 1961
Oil/canvas, 110,0 x 130,0
Maria Martins
Insônia infinita da terra, 1954
Sermolite, lead and wood, 65,0 x 78,0 x 52,0
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Flávia Ribeiro
Sem título | Untitled [da série | from the series: Corpos associados], 1995-97
China ink and golden pigment/paper, 75,0 x 175,0
Célia Euvaldo
Sem título | Untitled, 1990
Acrylic/paper, 67,5 x 51,0
Roberto Burle Marx
Sem título | Untitled, 1989
Acrylic/canvas, 167,1 x 207,6
Angelo Venosa
Sem título | Untitled, c. 1986
Bandage, plaster and tar/wood, 269,5 x 70,0 x 32,0
Leda Catunda
Couros, 1993
Acrylic/leather and canvas, 170,0 x 252,0 x 8,0
Tomie Ohtake
Sem título | Untitled, 1970
Oil/canvas, 73,0 x 92,5
Iberê Camargo
Andamento III, 1973
Oil/canvas, 130,0 x 184,0
Shirley Paes Leme
Sem título | Untitled, 1998
Soot/paper, 42,0 x 29,7
Lucia Laguna
Estúdio nº41, 2012
Acrylic and oil/canvas, 120,2 x 120,5
Nuno Ramos
Lamentação, 1985
Oil/canvas, 230,5 x 189,2
Ivald Granato
Viva a pintura (detalhe), 1985
Acrylic/canvas, 104,3 x 387,5
Fernando Lindote
Cinemáquina (detalhe), 2009
Inkjet print/paper, Dimensões variáveis
Antonio Hélio Cabral
Bruxe, 1992
Oil/cardboard, 100,7 x 80,6
Maria Tereza Louro
Ela. Três. (detalhe), 1998-99
Acrylic and graphite/canvas, 155,5 x 70,5
Vieira da Silva
Coucher de soleil, 1957
Oil/canvas, 81,0 x 129,0
Frida Baranek
Bolo, 1990
Iron wire and white marble rock, 80,0 x 180,0 x 130,0
Laurita Salles
Sem título | Untitled, 1995
Monotype/paper, 55,7 x 75,5
Ernesto Neto
Sem título | Untitled, 1999
Felt-tip pen and gouache/paper, 24,0 x 33,0
Yolanda Mohalyi
Pintura nº1, 1970
Oil/canvas, 130,0 x 115,0
Luiz Aquila
Composição, 1985
Acrylic/canvas, 100,0 x 140,0
Jorge Guinle
O riacho, 1986
Oil/canvas, 200,0 x 200,0
Antonio Bandeira
Il neige sur Notre Dame, 1962
Oil/canvas, 62,0 x 51,0
Maria Bonomi
Salvo-conduto, 1970
Woodcut/rice paper, 110,2 x 94,0
Paulo Monteiro
Sem título | Untitled, 1992
Gouache/paper, 70,2 x 50,0
Rodrigo Andrade
Sem título | Untitled, 1986
Cardboard and canvas collage, synthetic emanel and oil/wood, 100,0 x 120,0
Tatiana Blass
Poltrona, 2003
Oil/canvas, 70,0 x 90,0
Márcia Pastore
Sem título | Untitled, 2000
Bronze, 83,0 x 315,0 x 35,0
Dudi Maia Rosa
Sem título | Untitled, 1989
Fiberglass, paper, pigment and polyester resin, 150,3 x 151,6
Fábio Miguez
Sem título | Untitled, 1991
Wax and oil/canvas, 56,0 x 100,0
Edith Derdyk
Sem título | Untitled, 1997
Vinyl glue and thread/paper, 121,0 x 96,5
Exhibition
The exhibition Djanira: the Memory of Her People reaffirms Casa Roberto Marinho’s commitment to modern art
Jun 28 to Oct 27
Tuesday to Sunday from 12 am to 6 pm
R. Cosme Velho, 1105
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Exhibition
The exhibition Djanira: the Memory of Her People reaffirms Casa Roberto Marinho’s commitment to modern art
Jun 28 to Oct 27
Tuesday to Sunday from 12 am to 6 pm
R. Cosme Velho, 1105
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Casa Roberto Marinho
Rio de Janeiro - DEC 07 TO JUN 09 2019
Casa Roberto Marinho
Rio de Janeiro - APR 28 TO NOV 04 2018
Trusteeship: Lauro Cavalcanti
Artwork quantity: 124
Casa Roberto Marinho
Rio de Janeiro - APR 28 TO NOV 04 2018
Trusteeship: Lauro Cavalcanti
Artwork quantity: 10
Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo
São Paulo - JAN 16 TO APR 22 2018
Trusteeship: Felipe Chaimovich e Lauro Cavalcanti
Espaço Cultural Unifor
Fortaleza - JUL 01 TO JAN 31 2015
Trusteeship: Lauro Cavalcanti
Artwork quantity: 62
Paço Imperial
Rio de Janeiro - JUL 01 TO AUG 31 2013
Trusteeship: Lauro Cavalcanti
Artwork quantity: 199
Espaço Cultural BM&F Bovespa
São Paulo - OCT 10 TO JAN 29 2010
Trusteeship: Pedro Correa Lago
Artwork quantity: 28
