Lygia Pape

Lygia Pape, is famous for, not only being a founding member of the Neo-Concrete art movement, alongside Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, but also for being a leading pioneer of Brazil’s creative avantgarde in the late 1950s. Pape was born in Nova Friburgo, Brazil, and attended art courses at the Museu de Arte Moderna in Rio de Janeiro. Before signing the Neo-Concrete manifesto, she was member of Grupo Frente, which formed part of the Concrete Art movement. Pape first exhibited with them in 1954 and 1956. She 53 addressed formal problems in her art by fusing geometric forms with the natural design of wood, a material used by her on a number of occasions. She was also professor at the Universidade Federal in Rio de Janeiro for a number of years.