Hélio Oiticica

Hélio Oiticica

1937-07-26
42 (1980-03-22)
Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Hélio Oiticica (Rio de Janeiro, July 26, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, March 22, 1980) was a painter, sculptor, visual artist and performance artist with anarchist aspirations. He is considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Brazilian art.

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Hélio Oiticica (Rio de Janeiro, July 26, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, March 22, 1980) was a painter, sculptor, visual artist and performance artist with anarchist aspirations. He is considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Brazilian art.

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Lágrima Pantera: A Míssil 1972 (6.4)

A silent film shot in New York in 1972, including scenes in Hélio Oiticica’s apartment. Last film made in exile by Bressane, it mimics the experimental concept of "quasi-cinema" by Hélio Oiticica. It consists of a fragmentary experience of freedom, in super-8 and 16mm, in a code out of time, out of the square, while recreating (with different cameras) the wild and sensitive look that Oiticica dedicated to cinema. Its definitive 71-minute restored version was completed in the early 2000s.
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HO 1979 (5.2)

An experimental film on Brazilian avant-garde artist Helio Oiticica and his works, especially the Parangolés.
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Tropicália 2012 (7.1)

Set against the turbulent atmosphere of the 1960s, Tropicália is a feature length documentary exploring the Brazilian artistic movement known as Tropicália, and the struggle its artists endured to protect their right to freely express revolutionary thought against the traditional Brazilian music of that time.