Though influenced by ideas from Europe, these Latin American artists sought to create works that spoke to their particular context.
c. 1920 - 1970
Though influenced by ideas from Europe, these Latin American artists sought to create works that spoke to their particular context.
c. 1920 - 1970
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A house, a boat, an arrow, a clock—Torres-García attempts to humanize modern art with universal symbols
Latin American geometric abstraction united international principles of modernist abstraction with local cultural traditions, and led to more participatory forms of art.
Described by Clark as a “non object,” Bicho can take many shapes, and is manipulated by the viewer.
Torres-García upended traditional hierarchical structures by defining the art of South America on its own terms.
Bank of America's Masterpiece Moment
While the movement of her body, buoyancy of her drapery and beating of her wings reflect the energy characteristic of the Hellenistic era, the artist and patron remain unknown. Learn more about this sculptural masterpiece with the President and CEO of the Musée du Louvre.