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Brazilian painter and sculptor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Athos Bulcão (July 2, 1918 – July 31, 2008) was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.[1][2][3]
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Athos Bulcão | |
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Born | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | July 2, 1918
Died | July 31, 2008 90) Brasília, Brazil | (aged
Known for | Creating tile patterns |
Style | Patterns and shapes |
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]
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