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Lygia Clark
Brazilian • 1920-1988
Biography
Lygia Clark was a Brazilian artist associated with the Constructivist and Tropicalia movements. During the 1950s she was primarily known for her paintings and sculptures, but during the 1960s and 1970s she began to explore the idea of sensory perception. Along with other Brazilian artists including Helio Oiticica, she co-founded the Neo-Concrete movement based on the principle that art should be subjective and organic, liable to manipulation by the spectator. She sought new ways to engage the viewer ('the participant') with her work, which became increasingly abstract and holistic. Clark's focus on healing and art therapy redefined the relationship between art and the public, and has become a seminal point of reference for contemporary artists addressing the limitations of conventional art forms.
Insights
In 2014, MoMA put on a major retrospective devoted to her work, 'Lygia Clark: The Abandonment of Art, 1948-1988'.
Her 1967 piece O eu e o tu demonstrates her fascination with human relationships: It consists of two rubber suits that prevent the wearers from seeing each other but conjoins them by means of an umbilical-like cord.
"We (must) unlearn the traditional dialogue of the artists/art with the spectator, in which the spectator is synonymous with the receptor."
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Lygia Clark
Bicho - O antes é o depois
Estimate $800,000 - 1,200,000
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Lygia Clark
Untitled
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
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Lygia Clark
Bicho parafuso sem fim
Estimate $1,500,000 - 2,500,000
Sold for $1,685,000
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Lygia Clark
Unidade I
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $461,000
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Lygia Clark
Caranguejo
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $23,750
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Lygia Clark
Bicho invertebrado
Estimate $1,200,000 - 1,800,000
Sold for $1,865,000
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Lygia Clark
Superfície Modulada No. 2
Estimate $400,000 - 600,000
Sold for $461,000
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Lygia Clark
Estrutura de Caixas de Fósforos
Estimate $200,000 - 300,000
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Lygia Clark
Contra Relevo (Objeto N. 7)
Estimate $600,000 - 800,000
Sold for $2,225,000
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Lygia Clark
Bicho
Estimate £180,000 - 220,000
Sold for £367,250
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