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Lygia Pape
Untitled
- Estimate
- $80,000 - 120,000
Lot Details
ink on paper
signed and dated "Pape 64" lower right
12 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (32.4 x 45.1 cm.)
Executed in 1964.
The Projeto Lygia Pape suggests the date of execution of this artwork is 1961.
The Projeto Lygia Pape suggests the date of execution of this artwork is 1961.
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Exhibited
Lygia Pape
Brazilian | B. 1927 D. 2004Lygia Pape's diverse oeuvre includes sculpture, engraving, performance and filmmaking. Along with Lygia Clark and Hélio Oiticica, Pape was a signatory of the Brazilian Neo-Concrete manifesto, which promoted the ideal that art was not a static representation but rather organic and experiential.
Pape's oeuvre was greatly informed by the notion that art should be activated by the viewer. This tenant is best represented in the artist's 1959 Livro da Criacão (Book of Creation), in which the artist utilized geometric shapes to create 16 wood constructions, or "pages," with abstract imagery — each signifying a moment in the creation of the world. Each page is accompanied by poetic lyrics and the viewer was encouraged to touch the books and read the poetry aloud.
Browse ArtistPape's oeuvre was greatly informed by the notion that art should be activated by the viewer. This tenant is best represented in the artist's 1959 Livro da Criacão (Book of Creation), in which the artist utilized geometric shapes to create 16 wood constructions, or "pages," with abstract imagery — each signifying a moment in the creation of the world. Each page is accompanied by poetic lyrics and the viewer was encouraged to touch the books and read the poetry aloud.