- Relevo 326
- Relief 326
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The stacking of stark, diagonally cut white cylinders and prisms across the surface of a plane lends a dynamic tension to Relevo 326. Sérgio Camargo began producing the Relevo series in 1963, creating works featuring monochromatic cylinders that allowed him to study the relationship between volume and flatness as well as the play of light and shadow on the wood surface. The interplay of light, combined with the smooth projections into space, allows Relevo 326 to oscillate between painting and sculpture, appealing to both the tactile and the ocular senses and challenging the viewer’s perception of form.
The Adolpho Leirner Collection of Brazilian Constructive Art
Related ICAA documents:
Guy Brett, "Camargo," 1964 (record ID 1111304)
Guy Brett, "Uma conologia de encontros, 1964-2005," 2005 (record ID 1111303)
Sérgio de Camargo, "Camargo," 1990 (record ID 1111307)
Camargo, exh. cat., 1970 (record ID 1232709)
ProvenanceThe artist; [Gimpel Fils Gallery, London,1970]; Adolpho Leirner, São Paulo, 1972; sold to MFAH, 2007.
Exhibition History"Camargo," Gimpel Fils Gallery, London, November–December, 1970.
"Arte construtiva no Brasil: Coleção Adolpho Leirner," Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo, October–December, 1998; Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro, January–March, 1999.
"Heterotopías: medio siglo sin-lugar: 1918-1968," Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid, December, 2000–February, 2001.
"Inverted Utopias: The Avant-Garde in Latin America, 1920–1970," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 20–September 12, 2004.
"Dimensions of Constructive Art in Brazil: The Adolpho Leirner Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, May 20–September 23, 2007.
"Modern Art from the Collection of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston," Museo de Arte Moderno, Mexico City, December 12, 2007–April 6, 2008.
"North Looks South: Building the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, June 7–September 27, 2009.
"Constructed Dialogues: Concrete, Geometric, and Kinetic Art from the Latin American Art Collection," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, September 16, 2012–January 6, 2013.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
103/ Sérgio Camargo / ... / mam - Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo / ...
GIMPEL FILS GALLERY LTD 50 South Molton Street, London W1 / ...Exhibited Gimpel Fils, Nov-Dec. 1970, Cat. No. 48 / Bought by/Lent to a. Leirner, Esq. Date Feb. 1972
103 Sérgio Camargo / Relevo 326, 1970 / Madeira Pintada ...
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