![]() He was a member of Grupo Frente, founded by Ivan Serpa, under whom he had studied painting. Oiticica's early works, in the mid-1950s, were greatly influenced by European modern art movements, principally Concrete art and De Stijl. Starting in 1954, Oiticica attended courses at Museum of Modern Art, Rio de Janeiro, studying under Ivan Serpa. Oiticica enrolled in art school at the age of 16 years. Oiticica and his brothers attended Thomson Elementary School. while their father worked at the National Museum of Natural History. During this time, from 1947 to 1949, the family lived in Washington, D.C. Oiticica and his brothers were taught at home until their father got a fellowship at the Guggenheim Foundation. His grandfather was a well known philologist, who studied literary texts and written records, and published an anarchist newspaper called Ação Direta. He was also an avid photographer, creating experimental photographs that were new to Brazil. His father taught mathematics, was an engineer, entomologist, and lepidopterologist, a scientist who researched butterflies. Oiticica's family was educated and involved in liberal politics. He had two younger brothers, architect César Oiticica, and Cláudio Oiticica. Oiticica was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to mother Ângela Santos Oiticica and father José Oiticica Filho. Oiticica was also a filmmaker and writer. ![]() Hélio Oiticica ( Portuguese: J– March 22, 1980) was a Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, painter, performance artist, and theorist, best known for his participation in the Neo-Concrete Movement, for his innovative use of color, and for what he later termed "environmental art", which included Parangolés and Penetrables, like the famous Tropicália. Spatial Relief (red) REL 036, Tate Liverpool
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