Hélio Oiticica
Hélio Oiticica | |
|---|---|
Hélio Oiticica (1966) | |
| Born | July 26, 1937 |
| Died | March 22, 1980 (aged 42) |
| Other names | Passista |
| Education | Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro |
| Occupation(s) | Visual artist Sculptor Painter Performance artist Theorist Filmmaker Writer |
| Years active | 1954-1980 |
| Works | Metaesquemas Bilaterals Spatial Reliefs Inventions Bólides Parangolés Penetrables Tropicália Eden |
| Movement | Neo-Concrete Movement |
| Relatives | José Oiticica (grandfather) |
Hélio Oiticica (Portuguese: [ˈεlju ɔjtʃiˈsikɐ]; July 26, 1937 – March 22, 1980) was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, painter, performance artist, and theorist best known for his participation in the Neo-Concrete Movement, for his innovative use of color, and for what he later termed "environmental art," which included Parangolés and Penetrables, like the famous Tropicália. Oiticica was also a filmmaker and writer.