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 Jun 09
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
Antonio Hélio Cabral
Bruxe, 1992
Oil/cardboard, 100,7 x 80,6
Karin Lambrecht
Fragmentos da cruz negra, 2006
Aquatint, etching and drypoint/paper, 64,8 x 49,1
Ernesto Neto
Sem título | Untitled, 1999
Felt-tip pen and gouache/paper, 24,0 x 33,0
Laurita Salles
Sem título | Untitled, 1995
Monotype/paper, 55,7 x 75,5
Nuno Ramos
Lamentação, 1985
Oil/canvas, 230,5 x 189,2
Luiz Aquila
Composição, 1985
Acrylic/canvas, 100,0 x 140,0
Roberto Burle Marx
Sem título | Untitled, 1989
Acrylic/canvas, 167,1 x 207,6
Edith Derdyk
Sem título | Untitled, 1997
Vinyl glue and thread/paper, 121,0 x 96,5
Carlos Uchôa
Cais 2 (a escada de Jacó), 1998
Oil/canvas, 200,0 x 173,0
Maria Tereza Louro
Ela. Três. (detalhe), 1998-99
Acrylic and graphite/canvas, 155,5 x 70,5
Frida Baranek
Bolo, 1990
Iron wire and white marble rock, 80,0 x 180,0 x 130,0
Carlito Carvalhosa
Sem título | Untitled, 1987
Encaustic/wood, 135,0 x 160,0
Márcia Pastore
Sem título | Untitled, 2000
Bronze, 83,0 x 315,0 x 35,0
Antonio Bandeira
Il neige sur Notre Dame, 1962
Oil/canvas, 62,0 x 51,0
Vieira da Silva
Coucher de soleil, 1957
Oil/canvas, 81,0 x 129,0
Célia Euvaldo
Sem título | Untitled, 1990
Acrylic/paper, 67,5 x 51,0
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
Lucia Laguna
Estúdio nº41, 2012
Acrylic and oil/canvas, 120,2 x 120,5
Thiago Rocha Pitta
Danäe nos Jardins de Górgona ou Saudades da Pangeia, 2011
Video, 14'56"
Tikashi Fukushima
Pintura A, 1961
Oil/canvas, 110,0 x 130,0
Rodrigo Andrade
Sem título | Untitled, 1986
Cardboard and canvas collage, synthetic emanel and oil/wood, 100,0 x 120,0
Yolanda Mohalyi
Pintura nº1, 1970
Oil/canvas, 130,0 x 115,0
Maria Polo
Sem título | Untitled, 1965
Oil/canvas, 162,0 x 130,0
Paulo Monteiro
Sem título | Untitled, 1992
Gouache/paper, 70,2 x 50,0
Jorge Guinle
O riacho, 1986
Oil/canvas, 200,0 x 200,0
Leda Catunda
Couros, 1993
Acrylic/leather and canvas, 170,0 x 252,0 x 8,0
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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
Maria Bonomi
Salvo-conduto, 1970
Woodcut/rice paper, 110,2 x 94,0
Dudi Maia Rosa
Sem título | Untitled, 1989
Fiberglass, paper, pigment and polyester resin, 150,3 x 151,6
Manabu Mabe
Castelo do mar, 1983
Acrylic/canvas, 63,5 x 76,0
Angelo Venosa
Sem título | Untitled, c. 1986
Bandage, plaster and tar/wood, 269,5 x 70,0 x 32,0
Fábio Miguez
Sem título | Untitled, 1991
Wax and oil/canvas, 56,0 x 100,0
Shirley Paes Leme
Sem título | Untitled, 1998
Soot/paper, 42,0 x 29,7
Ivald Granato
Viva a pintura (detalhe), 1985
Acrylic/canvas, 104,3 x 387,5
Fernando Lindote
Cinemáquina (detalhe), 2009
Inkjet print/paper, Dimensões variáveis
Maria Martins
Insônia infinita da terra, 1954
Sermolite, lead and wood, 65,0 x 78,0 x 52,0
Tatiana Blass
Poltrona, 2003
Oil/canvas, 70,0 x 90,0
Exhibition
The highlights of Brazilian modernism shown at exhibition
Dec 07 to Jun 09
Tuesday to Sunday from 12 am to 6 pm
R. Cosme Velho, 1105
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Exhibition
The highlights of Brazilian modernism shown at exhibition
Dec 07 to Jun 09
Tuesday to Sunday from 12 am to 6 pm
R. Cosme Velho, 1105
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
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
Palácio das Artes
Belo Horizonte - MAR 01 TO MAY 31 2008
Trusteeship: Lauro Cavalcanti
Artwork quantity: 162
Museu de Arte Moderna
São Paulo - MAR 01 TO MAY 31 2005
Trusteeship: Lauro Cavalcanti
Artwork quantity: 147