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Willys de Castro1959 - 1960

MAM Rio

MAM Rio
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Willys de Castro was a member of the Neoconcrete group. His active works are pieces that present painting on a three-dimensional base, which is a geometric form. The issues of figure and ground, and presence and absence are investigated in depth in these works, considered non-objects in the theoretical texts on Neoconcretism.

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  • Title: Active Object
  • Creator: Willys de Castro
  • Creator Lifespan: 1926 - 1988
  • Creator Nationality: Brazilian
  • Creator Gender: Male
  • Creator Death Place: São Paulo
  • Creator Birth Place: Uberlândia
  • Date: 1959 - 1960
  • Physical Dimensions: 2.3 x 68.7 x 11.3 cm
  • Provenance: MAM Rio Collection, Gift of SOTEP (Sociedade Técnica de Perfurações S/A)
  • Type: painting
  • Medium: oil on canvas and wood
MAM Rio

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