Ivan Serpa
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Ivan Serpa was a pioneering Brazilian painter and art teacher, central to the development of Brazilian abstract and concrete art in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ivan Serpa canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1170233 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ivan Serpa Context triple: [Escola Nacional de Belas Artes, hasNotableAlumni, Ivan Serpa]
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A.
Jorge Moreira
Jorge Moreira is a Brazilian architect and artist recognized as a distinguished graduate of the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes.
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B.
Tadeu Marroco
Tadeu Marroco is a Brazilian-born business executive who serves as the chief executive officer of British American Tobacco.
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C.
Marcelo
Marcelo is a common Portuguese and Spanish given name, notably borne by figures such as Brazilian footballer Marcelo Vieira and former Portuguese Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano.
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D.
Rodrigo Amarante
Rodrigo Amarante is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known internationally for composing and performing the theme song "Tuyo" for the television series Narcos.
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E.
José Alexandre
José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ivan Serpa Target entity description: Ivan Serpa was a pioneering Brazilian painter and art teacher, central to the development of Brazilian abstract and concrete art in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Jorge Moreira
Jorge Moreira is a Brazilian architect and artist recognized as a distinguished graduate of the Escola Nacional de Belas Artes.
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B.
Tadeu Marroco
Tadeu Marroco is a Brazilian-born business executive who serves as the chief executive officer of British American Tobacco.
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C.
Marcelo
Marcelo is a common Portuguese and Spanish given name, notably borne by figures such as Brazilian footballer Marcelo Vieira and former Portuguese Prime Minister Marcelo Caetano.
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D.
Rodrigo Amarante
Rodrigo Amarante is a Brazilian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist best known internationally for composing and performing the theme song "Tuyo" for the television series Narcos.
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E.
José Alexandre
José Alexandre is the birth name of Xanana Gusmão, the prominent East Timorese independence leader and statesman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Brazilian painter
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abstract artist ⓘ art teacher ⓘ concrete artist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Brazil
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Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brazilian modernism
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Rio de Janeiro art scene ⓘ |
| citizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Brazil ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Brazil ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1923 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1973 ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century art ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
art education
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painting ⓘ visual arts ⓘ |
| genre |
abstract painting
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concrete painting ⓘ geometric abstraction ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| influenced | younger generations of Brazilian abstract artists ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Portuguese ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Concrete movement
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abstract art ⓘ concrete art ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
pioneering Brazilian abstract art
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pioneering Brazilian concrete art ⓘ teaching and mentoring young Brazilian artists ⓘ |
| notableRole |
pioneer of abstract art in Brazil
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pioneer of concrete art in Brazil ⓘ |
| notableWork | geometric abstract compositions ⓘ |
| occupation |
art teacher
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painter ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| role |
central figure in development of Brazilian abstract art
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central figure in development of Brazilian concrete art ⓘ |
| taughtAt |
Museum of Modern Art of Rio de Janeiro
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linked to:
National Museum of Fine Arts (Brazil)
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| timePeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ivan Serpa Description of subject: Ivan Serpa was a pioneering Brazilian painter and art teacher, central to the development of Brazilian abstract and concrete art in the mid-20th century.
Referenced by (4)
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