Athos Bulcão

Brazilian painter and sculptor
Athos Bulcão
Born(1918-07-02)July 2, 1918
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJuly 31, 2008(2008-07-31) (aged 90)
Brasília, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian
Known forCreating tile patterns
StylePatterns and shapes
An example of Bulcão's art.

Athos Bulcão (July 2, 1918 – July 31, 2008) was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3]

Biography

Athos Bulcão was born in Rio de Janeiro on July 2, 1918.[4]

In the 1940s he assisted Cândido Portinari with the "São Francisco de Assis" painting at the Pampulha Church, in Belo Horizonte. Later he moved to Paris, where he lived until 1949.[5]

Returning to Brazil, he became one of the collaborators of the construction of Brasília, taking part in several of Oscar Niemeyer's projects.[6][7] In 1958 he moved to Brasília, where he lived until his death in 2008.[8]

Athos Bulcão died in Brasília on July 31, 2008, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Athos Bulcão". Google Arts and Culture (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "No aniversário do urbanista, que completaria 105 anos neste domingo, vale apreciar suas peças espalhadas pela capital federal". Agência Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. ^ "Athos Bulcão". Itaú Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. ^ "Athos Bulcão - O artista de Brasília". El País (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. ^ "Athos Bulcão". Arch Daily (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. ^ "History of Surface Design: Athos Bulcão". Pattern Observer. August 8, 2015.
  7. ^ "Athos Bulcão - Muro Escultórico". Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. ^ "Brasília de Athos Bulcão". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. ^ "Athos Bulcão dies at the age of 90 (in Portuguese)". O Globo. July 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

External links

  • Athos Bulcão Foundation (in Portuguese)
  • ATHOS BULCÃO : E A MODERNA AZULEJARIA BRASILEIRA (in Portuguese)
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