Waldemar Cordeiro

Exhibited by Luciana Brito Galeria

Material enamel on plywood

Dimensions 23,5 x 30,5 cm / 9.25 x 12.01 in

Price Price available upon inquiry

Status Not Vetted

About the Work

Waldemar Cordeiro was fundamental for the establishment of the concretist movement in Brazil. In his interdisciplinary research, he espoused painting in its essence, with basic lines and colors sustained in their own right, without the support of figurative representation. He was outstanding for his objective and rational art, closely associated to his theoretic studies, as well as for his investigation into industrial elements and materials. Cordeiro worked to achieve an art accessible to everyone, seeking a collective sense that was also aligned with technology, design and landscaping. His research in art was always associated with a social and political concern.

Born in Rome in 1925, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts. He moved to Brazil in 1946 and began to write as a art critic for the newspaper Folha da Manhã. In 1947, at the 19 Pintores [19 Painters] exhibition, at the Galeria Prestes Maia, he met Geraldo de Barros, Lothar Charoux and Luiz Sacilotto, future companions of Grupo Ruptura. In 1949, he participated in the inaugural exhibition of MAM-SP, entitled "From Figurativism to Abstractionism". In the same year he founded the Art Club, promoting cultural exchange with foreign countries. While maintaining a critical stance towards the project of the Biennial of São Paulo, he took part of it in 1951. In 1952, he participated in the exhibition Ruptura and signed the Manifesto Ruptura. In 1953, he went to Chile and Argentina, where he made contact with the concrete movement of these countries. In 1971, it organized the exhibition Arteônica. The following year he helped creating the Institute of Arts of the State University of Campinas, directing the Image Processing Center.

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