Lygia Pape, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Lygia Pape

Brazilian artist

Date of Birth: 07-Apr-1927

Place of Birth: Nova Friburgo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Date of Death: 03-May-2004

Profession: painter, sculptor

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Lygia Pape (7 April 1927 – 3 May 2004) was a prominent Brazilian visual artist, sculptor, engraver, and filmmaker, who was a key figure in the Concrete movement and a later co-founder of the Neo-Concrete Movement in Brazil during the 1950s and 1960s.
Along with Hélio Oiticica and Lygia Clark, she was a formative artist in the expansion of contemporary art in Brazil and pushed geometric art to include aspects of interaction and to engage with ethical and political themes.