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Publication Date
3-2-2009
Description
74. Composição abstrata (Abstract Composition), 1970 by Kazuo Wakahayashi. The São Paulo Bienal was founded in 1951, shortly after the openings of the country's three major museums of modern art (Museu de Arte de São Paulo-1947, Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo-1948, and Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro-l949). The Bienal is an international event that brings the most contemporary art to Brazil, as well as exhibiting the works of Brazilianists. Before 1951, there was little interest in non-figurative art among Brazilian painters. Exceptions were the Japanese artists Mabe, Kazuo Wakabayashi, and Tornie Ohtake. Here, Wakabayashi's delicate abstraction again recalls the oriental tradition.
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Latin American and Iberian Institute / University of New Mexico
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Brazil Slide Series Collection: This article is copyrighted by the Latin American & Iberian Institute (LAII) of the University of New Mexico. Rights permission is for standard academic, non-commercial, use of these materials. Proper citation of this material should include title, author, publisher, date, and URL. Copyright Latin American and Iberian Institute University of New Mexico 1997
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Brazil: Modern Brazilian Painting
