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Brazilian painter and sculptor
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Athos Bulcão
Born(1918-07-02)July 2, 1918
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
DiedJuly 31, 2008(2008-07-31) (aged 90)
Brasília, Brazil
Known forCreating tile patterns
StylePatterns and shapes
An example of Bulcão's art.

Athos Bulcão (July 2, 1918 – July 31, 2008) was a Brazilian painter and sculptor. He was born in Rio de Janeiro.

Biography

Athos Bulcão was born in Rio de Janeiro on July 2, 1918.

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.

Returning to Brazil, he became one of the collaborators of the construction of Brasília, taking part in several of Oscar Niemeyer's projects. In 1958 he moved to Brasília, where he lived until his death in 2008.

Athos Bulcão died in Brasília on July 31, 2008, due to complications from Parkinson's disease.

References

  1. "Athos Bulcão". Google Arts and Culture (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  2. "No aniversário do urbanista, que completaria 105 anos neste domingo, vale apreciar suas peças espalhadas pela capital federal". Agência Brasília (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  3. "Athos Bulcão". Itaú Cultural (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  4. "Athos Bulcão - O artista de Brasília". El País (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2 July 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  5. "Athos Bulcão". Arch Daily (in Brazilian Portuguese). 9 January 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  6. "History of Surface Design: Athos Bulcão". Pattern Observer. August 8, 2015.
  7. "Athos Bulcão - Muro Escultórico". Chamber of Deputies of Brazil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  8. "Brasília de Athos Bulcão". CNN Brasil (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved April 17, 2024.
  9. "Athos Bulcão dies at the age of 90 (in Portuguese)". O Globo. July 31, 2008. Retrieved 2008-07-31.

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