Oscar Niemeyer (1907 - 2012) - photo 1

Oscar Niemeyer

Oscar Ribeiro de Almeida Niemeyer Soares Filho was a Brazilian architect considered to be one of the key figures in the development of modern architecture. Niemeyer was best known for his design of civic buildings for Brasília, a planned city that became Brazil's capital in 1960, as well as his collaboration with other architects on the headquarters of the United Nations in New York. His exploration of the aesthetic possibilities of reinforced concrete was highly influential in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Both lauded and criticized for being a "sculptor of monuments", Niemeyer was hailed as a great artist and one of the greatest architects of his generation by his supporters. He said his architecture was strongly influenced by Le Corbusier, but in an interview, assured that this "didn't prevent [his] architecture from going in a different direction".

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:15 december 1907, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Date and place of death:5 december 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nationality:Brazil
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Architect, Artist
Art style:Modern art, Post War Art, Contemporary art

Creators Brazil

Not Vital (1948)
Not Vital
1948
Ernesto de Fiori (1884 - 1945)
Ernesto de Fiori
1884 - 1945
Beatriz Milhazes (1960)
Beatriz Milhazes
1960
Miguel Rio Branco (1946)
Miguel Rio Branco
1946
Jean Leon Palliere (1823 - 1887)
Jean Leon Palliere
1823 - 1887
Raimundo de Oliveira (1930 - 1966)
Raimundo de Oliveira
1930 - 1966
Candido Portinari (1903 - 1962)
Candido Portinari
1903 - 1962
Fabio Rogério Innecco (1936)
Fabio Rogério Innecco
1936
Antonio Meneghetti (1936 - 2013)
Antonio Meneghetti
1936 - 2013
Armando Romanelli (1945)
Armando Romanelli
1945
Adriana Varejao (1964)
Adriana Varejao
1964
Vik Muniz (1961)
Vik Muniz
1961
Anita Catarina Malfatti (1889 - 1964)
Anita Catarina Malfatti
1889 - 1964
Abraham Louis Buvelot (1814 - 1888)
Abraham Louis Buvelot
1814 - 1888
Mona Kuhn (1969)
Mona Kuhn
1969
Héctor Julio Bernabó (Carybé) (1911 - 1997)
Héctor Julio Bernabó (Carybé)
1911 - 1997

Creators Contemporary art

Rudolf Hoflehner (1916 - 1995)
Rudolf Hoflehner
1916 - 1995
Louise Giovanelli (1993)
Louise Giovanelli
1993
Hans Schmidt (1877 - 1958)
Hans Schmidt
1877 - 1958
Fred Thieler (1916 - 1999)
Fred Thieler
1916 - 1999
Eddie Arroyo (1976)
Eddie Arroyo
1976
Petrus Wandrey (1939 - 2012)
Petrus Wandrey
1939 - 2012
Yaroslav Igorevich Krestovsky (1925 - 2004)
Yaroslav Igorevich Krestovsky
1925 - 2004
Otari Zakharovich Kandaurov (1937)
Otari Zakharovich Kandaurov
1937
René Gruau (1909 - 2004)
René Gruau
1909 - 2004
Anne Berning (1958)
Anne Berning
1958
Charles Paul Wilp (1932 - 2005)
Charles Paul Wilp
1932 - 2005
Victoria Martinez (1987)
Victoria Martinez
1987
Abdul Ghani Ahmad (1945)
Abdul Ghani Ahmad
1945
Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin (1859 - 1937)
Sergey Vasilyevich Malyutin
1859 - 1937
Herbert Gurschner (1901 - 1975)
Herbert Gurschner
1901 - 1975
 Lee Jae Hyo (1965)
Lee Jae Hyo
1965
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