Antonio Dias was a part of the neo-
concrete, tropicália and
minimalism movements, and although he had no knowledge of American
pop art until he moved to Milan, his work greatly resembles some of the key features of the movement. Originally working with abstract sculptures, the Brazilian artist’s media of choice became paper and canvas after taking engraving lessons with Oswaldo Goeldi in the late 1950s.
« When I first saw American Pop, I said ‘O.K., it’s nice, but it says nothing inside it. Its images are like any other images. »
Antonio Dias
Shortly after, his art career took off with works eminent for their red, black and white colourings, and three-dimensional elements. He actively took part in the neo-
concrete and tropicália movement
Read More Antonio Dias was a part of the neo-
concrete, tropicália and
minimalism movements, and although he had no knowledge of American
pop art until he moved to Milan, his work greatly resembles some of the key features of the movement. Originally working with abstract sculptures, the Brazilian artist’s media of choice became paper and canvas after taking engraving lessons with Oswaldo Goeldi in the late 1950s.
« When I first saw American Pop, I said ‘O.K., it’s nice, but it says nothing inside it. Its images are like any other images. »
Antonio Dias
Shortly after, his art career took off with works eminent for their red, black and white colourings, and three-dimensional elements. He actively took part in the neo-
concrete and tropicália movements before migrating to Paris in 1966, and Milan in 1968. There, Antonio Diaz continued to explore sex, violence and war through his artwork, and eventually went on to release Anywhere Is My Land, a monograph detailing the Brazilian artist’s expansive career. (
Artist website)
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