Amílcar de Castro (sculptor)

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Amílcar de Castro was a prominent Brazilian sculptor and graphic artist known for his minimalist, geometric steel sculptures and influential work in modern Brazilian art.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf graphic artist ⓘ
human ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
visual artist ⓘ
artisticStyle geometric abstraction ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Brazil ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1920 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2002 ⓘ
educatedAt Federal University of Minas Gerais ⓘ
School of Fine Arts of the Federal University of Minas Gerais ⓘ
fieldOfWork concrete art ⓘ
graphic design ⓘ
sculpture ⓘ
genre abstract drawing ⓘ
abstract sculpture ⓘ
hasGender male ⓘ
influenced Brazilian contemporary sculpture ⓘ
younger generations of Brazilian artists ⓘ
influencedBy concrete art movement ⓘ
constructivism ⓘ
knownAs pioneer of modern Brazilian sculpture ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese ⓘ
linked to: Portuguese language
materialUsed iron ⓘ
paper ⓘ
steel ⓘ
movement Brazilian modernism ⓘ
concrete art ⓘ
neo-concrete art ⓘ
name Amílcar de Castro ⓘ
nationality Brazilian ⓘ
notableFor contributions to modern Brazilian art ⓘ
graphic design for Brazilian newspapers and magazines ⓘ
innovative graphic design in Brazilian press ⓘ
minimalist geometric steel sculptures ⓘ
notableWork large-scale cut-and-fold steel sculptures ⓘ
occupation graphic artist ⓘ
professor ⓘ
sculptor ⓘ
placeOfBirth Paraisópolis, Minas Gerais, Brazil ⓘ
placeOfDeath Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil ⓘ
linked to: Belo Horizonte
taughtAt Federal University of Minas Gerais ⓘ
Guignard School ⓘ
technique cut-and-fold steel plates ⓘ
geometric reduction of form ⓘ
workedIn Belo Horizonte ⓘ
São Paulo ⓘ

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Escola Nacional de Belas Artes → hasNotableAlumni → Amílcar de Castro (sculptor) ⓘ