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Geraldo de Barros
“Iron single armchair, manufactured by Unilabor”, 1955ferro e tecido estofado
iron and upholstery55 x 65 x 75 cm
21.60 x 22.59 x 29.50 inFurther images
Geraldo de Barros is a key name of 20th-century Brazilian art. Combining his first studies on painting with a later interest in photography, he pushed the envelope of the traditional photographic processes, questioning the classic rules of composition. Geraldo de Barros took a formal concern – as clearly seen in Brazilian concretism, in which participated intensely – and managed to merge this with his social concerns, leading him to approach the industrial processes in his work, dealing coherently with geometric constructions, reproducibility, the socialization of art, the theory of form and industrial design.Geraldo de Barros is a key name of 20th-century Brazilian art. Combining his first studies on painting with a later interest in photography, he pushed the envelope of the traditional photographic processes, questioning the classic rules of composition. Geraldo de Barros took a formal concern – as clearly seen in Brazilian concretism, in which participated intensely – and managed to merge this with his social concerns, leading him to approach the industrial processes in his work, dealing coherently with geometric constructions, reproducibility, the socialization of art, the theory of form and industrial design.
Geraldo de Barros é um dos principais nomes da arte brasileira do século XX. Combinando seus primeiros estudos sobre pintura e um interesse posterior em fotografia, ele trabalhou os limites dos processos fotográficos tradicionais, intervindo diretamente no negativo, fazendo múltiplas exposições do mesmo filme, sobreposições, montagens e recortes, questionando as regras clássicas de composição. Apesar da profunda preocupação formal, vista claramente no concretismo brasileiro, do qual Geraldo de Barros participou intensamente, ele conseguiu fundi-la com suas preocupações sociais, o que o levou a abordar os processos industriais em seu trabalho, lidando coerentemente com as construções geométricas, reprodutibilidade, socialização da arte, teoria da forma e design industrial.
