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

Arthur-Luis Piza (1928 - 2017)
Arthur-Luis Piza
1928 - 2017
Sergio Camargo (1930 - 1990)
Sergio Camargo
1930 - 1990
Jose Ignacio Garmendia (1841 - 1925)
Jose Ignacio Garmendia
1841 - 1925
Manoel da Costa Ataíde (1762 - 1830)
Manoel da Costa Ataíde
1762 - 1830
Lygia Clark (1920 - 1988)
Lygia Clark
1920 - 1988
Adriana Varejao (1964)
Adriana Varejao
1964
Vik Muniz (1961)
Vik Muniz
1961
Frederick Sommer (1905 - 1999)
Frederick Sommer
1905 - 1999
Armando Romanelli (1945)
Armando Romanelli
1945
Victor Brecheret (1894 - 1955)
Victor Brecheret
1894 - 1955
José Antonio da Silva (1909 - 1996)
José Antonio da Silva
1909 - 1996
Fabio Rogério Innecco (1936)
Fabio Rogério Innecco
1936
Francisco Brennand (1927 - 2019)
Francisco Brennand
1927 - 2019
Beneditu Kalishtu (1853 - 1927)
Beneditu Kalishtu
1853 - 1927
Ferreira Louis Marius de Moraes (1953)
Ferreira Louis Marius de Moraes
1953
Mona Kuhn (1969)
Mona Kuhn
1969

Creators Contemporary art

Toshiyuki Kita (1942)
Toshiyuki Kita
1942
Charles Ephraim Burchfield (1893 - 1967)
Charles Ephraim Burchfield
1893 - 1967
Louis Van Lint (1909 - 1986)
Louis Van Lint
1909 - 1986
Arnold Newman (1918 - 2006)
Arnold Newman
1918 - 2006
Antonio de Felipe (1965)
Antonio de Felipe
1965
Jean Holabird (1946)
Jean Holabird
1946
Richard Adams (1960)
Richard Adams
1960
Lars Endel Vilks (1946)
Lars Endel Vilks
1946
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006)
Vico Magistretti
1920 - 2006
Callum Innes (1962)
Callum Innes
1962
Max Ernst Haefeli (1901 - 1976)
Max Ernst Haefeli
1901 - 1976
Izvor Oreb (1946)
Izvor Oreb
1946
Charles Perron (1862 - 1934)
Charles Perron
1862 - 1934
Ernesto de Fiori (1884 - 1945)
Ernesto de Fiori
1884 - 1945
Pawel Borowski (1969)
Pawel Borowski
1969
Anna Tretter (1956)
Anna Tretter
1956
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