Her early works of painting and sculpture exhibited themes central to
Concrete art, avoiding reference or allusion to any recognizable subject matter and instead aiming for objectivity and pure abstraction. With the focus being exploration and interaction with unassociated forms and colors, Pape’s work sought to challenge the sentimentality and subjectivity generally expected of art, thereby pushing
conceptual boundaries and requiring more cerebral interaction from the viewer.
« My concern is always invention. I always want to invent a new language... I want to discover new things. »
Lygia Pape
Pioneering the Neo-
Concrete movement, Lygia Pape was among the first to break from the rigidity of Concrete art while still keeping many of the same principles. With some o
Read More Her early works of painting and sculpture exhibited themes central to
Concrete art, avoiding reference or allusion to any recognizable subject matter and instead aiming for objectivity and pure abstraction. With the focus being exploration and interaction with unassociated forms and colors, Pape’s work sought to challenge the sentimentality and subjectivity generally expected of art, thereby pushing
conceptual boundaries and requiring more cerebral interaction from the viewer.
« My concern is always invention. I always want to invent a new language... I want to discover new things. »
Lygia Pape
Pioneering the Neo-
Concrete movement, Lygia Pape was among the first to break from the rigidity of Concrete art while still keeping many of the same principles. With some of her works being politically charged, such as her videos and installations of the 1960s and 70s criticizing the Brazilian dictatorship, Pape was never afraid of challenging norms, using her art as a vessel for her commentary. Throughout her teaching career and later years, Lygia Pape continued to produce art integrating
aesthetic elegance with intellectual challenges.
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