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

Aldo Cláudio Felipe Bonadei (1906 - 1974)
Aldo Cláudio Felipe Bonadei
1906 - 1974
Anita Catarina Malfatti (1889 - 1964)
Anita Catarina Malfatti
1889 - 1964
Not Vital (1948)
Not Vital
1948
 Aleijadinho (1738 - 1814)
Aleijadinho
1738 - 1814
Antonio Parreiras (1860 - 1937)
Antonio Parreiras
1860 - 1937
Hélio Oiticica (1937 - 1980)
Hélio Oiticica
1937 - 1980
Raimundo de Oliveira (1930 - 1966)
Raimundo de Oliveira
1930 - 1966
Ismael Nery (1900 - 1934)
Ismael Nery
1900 - 1934
José Antonio da Silva (1909 - 1996)
José Antonio da Silva
1909 - 1996
Jean Leon Palliere (1823 - 1887)
Jean Leon Palliere
1823 - 1887
Constancia Nery (1936)
Constancia Nery
1936
Vik Muniz (1961)
Vik Muniz
1961
Tarsila do Amaral (1886 - 1973)
Tarsila do Amaral
1886 - 1973
Fabio Rogério Innecco (1936)
Fabio Rogério Innecco
1936
Héctor Julio Bernabó (Carybé) (1911 - 1997)
Héctor Julio Bernabó (Carybé)
1911 - 1997
Manabu Mabe (1924 - 1997)
Manabu Mabe
1924 - 1997

Creators Contemporary art

Suzanne McClelland (1959)
Suzanne McClelland
1959
Valery Vladimirovich Androsov (1939)
Valery Vladimirovich Androsov
1939
Gabriele Vallentin (1949)
Gabriele Vallentin
1949
Normunds Braslins (1962)
Normunds Braslins
1962
Georgy Loukomski (1884 - 1952)
Georgy Loukomski
1884 - 1952
Vasily Nikitich Meshkov (1867 - 1946)
Vasily Nikitich Meshkov
1867 - 1946
Bob Adelman (1930 - 2016)
Bob Adelman
1930 - 2016
Gerhard Richter (1932)
Gerhard Richter
1932
Fabian Knecht (1980)
Fabian Knecht
1980
Volkmar Bretschneider (1930)
Volkmar Bretschneider
1930
Kenneth Noland (1924 - 2010)
Kenneth Noland
1924 - 2010
Stefan Kürten (1963)
Stefan Kürten
1963
Yongchul Kim (1982)
Yongchul Kim
1982
Kim Nikolaevich Britov (1925 - 2010)
Kim Nikolaevich Britov
1925 - 2010
Jean Elisée Puiforcat (1897 - 1945)
Jean Elisée Puiforcat
1897 - 1945
Bonaventura Puig i Perucho (1886 - 1977)
Bonaventura Puig i Perucho
1886 - 1977
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