Beatriz Milhazes

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Beatriz Milhazes is a Brazilian contemporary artist renowned for her vibrant, large-scale abstract paintings that blend modernist geometry with motifs from Brazilian culture and decorative arts.

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Beatriz Milhazes canonical 2
Adriana Varejão 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf contemporary artist
human
painter
continentOfCitizenship South America
countryOfCitizenship Brazil
dateOfBirth 1960-06-10
educatedAt Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage
familyName Milhazes
fieldOfWork contemporary art
painting
gender female
givenName Beatriz
hasWorkInCollection Guggenheim Museum, New York
Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro
Museu de Arte de São Paulo
Museum of Modern Art, New York
Tate Modern
influencedBy Baroque decorative arts
linked to: Baroque

Brazilian modernism
Brazilian popular culture
European modernism
linked to: Modernism

Op art
carnival aesthetics
tropicalismo
linked to: Tropicália
languageOfWorkOrName Portuguese
movement Latin American modernism
abstract art
contemporary art
geometric abstraction
name Beatriz Milhazes
nationality Brazilian
notableFor collage-based painting technique
integration of Brazilian cultural motifs
large-scale abstract paintings
use of vibrant colors
notableWork Gamboa
Meu Limão
O Moderno
placeOfBirth Rio de Janeiro
style abstract painting
geometric abstraction
ornamental abstraction
usesMaterial acrylic paint
usesMotif Brazilian folk motifs
arabesques
carnival imagery
circles
floral patterns
lace-like patterns
usesTechnique collage
monotransfer painting process
workLocation Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo

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Escola Nacional de Belas Artes hasNotableAlumni Adriana Varejão
linked to: Beatriz Milhazes
Beatriz Milhazes name Beatriz Milhazes