The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Untitled, from the series Punctum

Untitled, from the series Punctum

1966
(Brazilian, b. 1925)
Sheet: 61.9 x 61.8 cm (24 3/8 x 24 5/16 in.)
© Almir Mavignier
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

Almir Mavignier studied in Germany and was influenced by theories of color developed at the Bauhaus, an important art school there.

Description

Almir Mavignier aligned himself with kinetic art, a movement that spread across Latin America in the decades after World War II. Rather than focusing on representation or abstraction, these artists used bright colors and eye-bending forms to suggest movement and engage the viewer through visual perception. In this print, Mavignier used patterns of black and colored squares to create a sense of three-dimensional space.
  • ?-1968
    (Plunkett & Co., sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH)
    1968-
    Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • A Graphic Revolution: Prints and Drawings in Latin America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 14-August 2, 2020).
  • {{cite web|title=Untitled, from the series Punctum|url=false|author=Almir Mavignier|year=1966|access-date=29 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1968.167