2nd São Paolo Museum of Modern Art Biennial

Year: 1954

Format: Poster

Media: Paper

Technique(s): Lithography

Dimensions: 39 1/8 in. x 27 1/2 in.

Designer Overview
Antonio Bandeira

May 26, 1922 - October 6, 1967

Brazil

Out of his own passion and thirst for knowledge, Bandeira was a self-taught artist specializing in painting and drawing. He further grew his art by experimenting with non-traditional media to incorporate into his works and later became known as a master colorist. In Brazil, and with the contributions of other artists, they formulated the Centro Cultural de Belas-Artes, the CCBA, that was meant to renovate their local art scene. In 1943, he hosted his first exhibition at the CCBA.

In 1946, Bandeira left Brazil to venture to Paris where he began to study and refine his fine art skills at the Ecole Supérieure de Beaux-Arts and at Académie de la Grande Chaumière. Bandeira’s travels to Paris after World War II was very significant in itself as he was the first Brazilian artist to make the move and readily integrate with the tachisme artists. Although his early years were filled with landscapes and portraits inspired by surrealism and expressionism, Bandeira soon adopted abstraction following his move. In time, Bandeira’s work was exhibited in several different cities, including Paris, Munich, Verona, London and New York.

Bandeira created this poster as a gift for the 2nd Biennial Museu de Arte Moderna, Sao Paulo, Brazil. Influence of abstraction is evident within his poster to encapsulate the international art scenes coming to local artists.