Neo-Concrete Art

ネオ・コンクリート・アート / 1959–1966 / Style / Brazilian Avant-garde

Frees geometric abstraction from fixed visual order, opening the work to change through bodily participation — touching, moving, entering.

Movable geometry / Bodily participation / Folds and hinges / Sensuous color and space

Neo-Concrete Art — リジア・クラーク『ビーショ』（CC BY-SA 4.0）Neo-Concrete Art — エリオ・オイチシカ 1966Neo-Concrete Art — オイチシカの展示（CC BY 2.0）
リジア・クラーク『ビーショ』（CC BY-SA 4.0） ／ エリオ・オイチシカ 1966 ／ オイチシカの展示（CC BY 2.0）

Dictionary entry

Best used for
Comparing primary sources and canonical works · Extracting principles that transfer to other media
Type
Observe the letters, signs and scale of reference works
Composition
Extract the one structure that governs gaze and information
Material
Verify the materials and behaviors specific to era, region and process
Caution
Not just 'Brazilian geometric abstraction.' Read the revolt against objectivism and transformation by the viewer's body.
Further study
Lygia Clark / Hélio Oiticica / Lygia Pape / Manifesto Neoconcreto

Related entries

Source: MoMA — Neo-concrete Art

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