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Zurich Concrete artists Concrete Art/Geometric Abstraction In 1930, the Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg established art concrèt, according to which the composition of a work is to be developed based on objective geometrical principles. Although Van...

Ivan Serpa Brazilian painter Ivan Ferreira Serpa was a Brazilian painter, draftsman, printmaker, designer, and educator active in the concrete art movement. Much of his work was in geometric abstractionism.  Born: April 6, 1923, Rio de Janeiro, State...

Breakthrough: A conversation with Fernando Cocchiarale about the exhibition “Ruptura” and the foundation of Concrete art BY CYNTHIA GARCIA Judith Lauand (1922), Espiral (Spiral), 1956, enamel paint on eucatex, 40 cm diameter. The exhibition “Ruptura” (Rupture), first presented...

CONCRETE ART In 1930, Dutch artist Theo Van Doesburg and four of his friends openly declared war on every kind of impressionism, sensibility and subjectivity in art. The concrete art group and the magazine Art Concret,...

The Fantastic Four: Zurich Concrete and Special Friends BY QUINN LATIMER Richard Paul Lohse Fünfzehn systematische Farbreihen innerhalb eines symetrischen Systems (Fifteen Systematic Colour Sequences Within a Symmetrical System), 1950–65 Oil on canvas The traces, shadows and aftershocks of Concrete...

What is “Concrete Art?” There are several major works of Concrete Art in the Ricola Collection. The Zurich Concretists Max Bill (1908–1994), Camille Graeser (1892–1980), Verena Loewensberg (1912–1986), and Richard Paul Lohse (1902–1988) were all...

Lygia Pape, Brazilian visual artist. Monica Amor From the neo-concrete to the culture of the Amazons: A Multitude of Forms looks back at the Brazilian avant-gardist. Lygia Pape, Livro do tempo (Book of time), 1961–63. Tempera and acrylic on wood, 365 parts. Photo:...

Max Bill  (Swiss, 1908–1994) artist and designer who founded the Concrete Art movement. His interpretations of Constructivism through painting and sculpture, integrated the study of both geometry and mathematics into his art practice. “I am...

Author: Kate Kellaway Was Hilma af Klint Europe’s first abstract artist – before even Kandinsky and Mondrian? As an exhibition of her extraordinary, occult-inspired works opens at the Serpentine Gallery, London, we travel to Sweden...

VERENA LOEWENSBERG  SWISS, 1912-1986 Concrete Art Verena Loewensberg (b. 1912 - d. 1986 Zurich, Switzerland) began her studies at the Basel trade school in 1927 where she was introduced to design and colour theory, then went on to a weaver...

Vivian CaccuriMosquito Shrine IIRay Ellen andAllan Yarkin GalleryA large embroidery on netting, Mosquito Shrine II (2020) by Vivian Caccuri tells the story of the arrival of European colonists to the “New World” through the lens of the mosquito. Jul...

Tomás EssonThe GOATMultiple GalleriesBringing together works spanning three decades, a site-specific mural, and reinterpreted works commissioned by ICA Miami, "The GOAT” is the first solo museum presentation for Cuban painter Tomás Esson. Jul 8, 2020 – May...

Concrete art Concrete art was an art movement with a strong emphasis on geometrical abstraction. The term was first formulated by Theo van Doesburg and was then used by him in 1930 to define the difference between his...

Concrete ArtDefinition, History, Famous Artists, Abstract Paintings. DefinitionFirst coined by the Dutch artist and designer Theo Van Doesburg (1883-1931), the term "concrete art" refers to any type of abstract art which has no figurative or symbolic references....

Types of canvas There are 3 types, three treatments As any budding artist will tell you, when you go to your local art store or browse the canvas surface section of any online retailer or your local...