Judith Lauand Explained

Judith Lauand
Birth Date:26 May 1922
Birth Place:Pontal, São Paulo, Brazil
Death Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Other Names:Dama do Concretismo
First Lady of Concretism
Known For:painter, printmaker
Training:Escola de Belas Artes
Movement:Brazilian modernist art, abstract art, concrete art

Judith Lauand (26 May 1922 – 9 December 2022) was a Brazilian painter and printmaker.[1] [2] She is considered a pioneer of the Brazilian modernist movement that started in the 1950s, and was the only female member of the concrete art movement based in São Paulo, the Grupo Ruptura.[3] [4]

Early life and education

Lauand was born in Pontal, São Paulo, Brazil.[5]

In the mid-1950s, Lauand graduated from the Escola de Belas Artes in Araraquara, São Paulo in Brazil with a degree in fine arts.[6] While at Escola de Belas Artes, Lauand's education was based in traditional fine arts. Domênico Lazzarini and Maria Ybarra de Almeida taught her painting and Lívio Abramo taught her printmaking.[7]

Career

After graduating from college, Lauand worked as a teacher in Araraquara and produced artwork on the side, which at that time was in the style of expressionist figurative paintings.

In 1953, Lauand moved to São Paulo. In 1954, she worked as a gallery monitor at the São Paulo Art Biennial, which led to her connecting with fellow artists who were part of the concrete art movement, Grupo Ruptura: Anatol Władysław, Geraldo de Barros, Leopoldo Haar, Lothar Charoux, Luís Sacilotto, Kazmer Féjer, and Waldemar Cordeiro. Lauand soon joined the group, becoming their only female member.[8] [9]

Lauand's work is rooted in the abstract art from the 1950s, with a movement in 1954 to a more rigid and analytical approach. Starting in the 1960s, Lauand began incorporating non-traditional materials like paper clips and other items into her pieces, making the surfaces uneven and creating different effects.

Lauand was the only artist among her contemporaries who signed her paintings, and signed on the front of the painting. This was seen as a more traditional approach, and was a rejection of the theoretical aesthetic of what other artists were doing.[10] Lauand worked across many different mediums. As a painter, she created works using acrylic, enamel, oil, and tempera paints, incorporating gouaches and/or collages. Lauand's output also took the form of embroidery, sculptures, woodcuts, and tapestries.[11]

Death

Lauand turned 100 on 26 May 2022,[12] and died in São Paulo on 9 December.

Selected exhibitions

Group exhibitions
Solo exhibitions

Awards and honors

Works and publications

Further reading

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: McEwen. Abby. Judith Lauand (Brazilian b. 1922), Composition on Red Background. Christie's. 27 May 2015. en.
  2. News: Judith Lauand. The New Yorker. 24 November 2014.
  3. Book: Suárez. Osbel (exhibition concept and guest curator). García. María Amalia. Agnew. Michael (translations). Witschey. Erica. Fundación Juan March. Cold America: Geometric Abstraction in Latin América (1934–1973). 2011. Fundación Juan March. Madrid. 978-84-7075-588-0. en. Exhibition catalog. 707460289.  
  4. News: Laluyan. Oscar. The Perpetual Modernity of Judith Lauand. Arte Fuse. 28 October 2014. 22 August 2017. 23 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023051938/https://artefuse.com/2014/10/28/the-perpetual-modernity-of-judith-lauand-123640/. dead.
  5. Web site: Marques . Patrícia . 2022-12-09 . Judith Lauand, 1ª artista concretista do Brasil, morre em SP aos 100 anos . 2022-12-12 . . pt-br.
  6. Book: Pérez-Barreiro. Gabriel (exhibition curator). Locke. Adrian (exhibition curator). Lea. Sarah (exhibition curator). García. María Amalia. Whitelegg. Isobel. Radical Geometry: Modern Art of South America from the Patricia Phelps de Cisneros Collection. 2014. Royal Academy of Arts. London. 978-1-907-53369-3. English. 889949567.  
  7. Book: Jiménez. Ariel. Kalenberg. Ángel. GEO-METRÍAS. Abstracción Geométrica Latinoamericana en la Colección Cisneros (MNAV). 2003. Fundación Cisneros. Caracas. 978-9-806-45413-2. es. 750573858. Exhibition catalog.  
  8. News: Menard. Kate. Judith Lauand: Brazilian Concrete Abstractions at Driscoll Babcock Galleries. Arte Fuse. 25 July 2017.
  9. Web site: Judith Lauand: Biografia. Arte do Séculos XX/XXI: Visitando o MAC na web. Módulo III: Abstracionismo e Internacionalização das Artes Anos 50, Ruptura. Museu de Arte Contemporânea da Universidade de São Paulo (MAP USP). Portuguese.
  10. Book: Gottschaller. Pia. Le Blanc. Aleca. Gottschaller. Pia. Le Blanc. Aleca. Gilbert. Zanna. Learner. Tom. Perchuk. Andrew. Making Art Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. 2017. Getty Conservation Institute and Getty Research Institute / Getty Publications. Los Angeles. 978-1-606-06529-7. Exhibition catalog. en. 982373712.  
  11. Web site: Judith Lauand: Experiências. Museu de Arte Moderna de São Paulo. pt-BR. 20 January 2011.
  12. Web site: Graça . Eduardo . Aos 100 anos e produzindo há 80, Judith Lauand ganha no Masp a maior mostra de sua carreira . At 100 years old and producing for 80 years, Judith Lauand wins the biggest exhibition of her career at Masp . . 25 November 2022 . 27 November 2022 . pt.
  13. Book: Amaral. Aracy A. (supervisão, coordenação geral e pesquisa). Ayerbe. Júlia Souza. Teixeira de Barros. Regina. Vieira. Luiz. Projeto construtivo brasileiro na arte (1950-1962). 2015. Pinacoteca do Estado, Governo do Estado São Paulo, Secretaria da Cultura. São Paulo. 978-8-582-56051-8. pt. 922639870. Exhibition catalog.
  14. Book: Pérez-Barreiro. Gabriel. The Geometry of Hope. 2007. Blanton Museum of Art, University of Texas at Austin. Austin. 978-0-977-14536-2. en, es. Exhibition catalog. 497031205.  
  15. Book: Lauand. Judith. Arvani. Berenice (coordenação). Fioravanti. Celso (curadoria e texto). Judith Lauand: 50 anos de pintura. 2007. Galeria Berenice Arvani. São Paulo. pt, en. Exhibition catalog. 427897490.
  16. News: Judith Lauand: The 1950s. Stephen Friedman Gallery. 8 February 2013. Press release.
  17. News: Williams. Emyr. Judith Lauand. Abstract Critical. 20 February 2013. en. 1 September 2017. 23 October 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161023133148/https://abstractcritical.com/article/judith-lauand/. dead.
  18. News: Schwab. Tess. Judith Lauand: Brazilian Modernist, 1950s–2000s. Driscoll Babcock Galleries. October 2014. Press release.
  19. News: Deatly-Peluso. Kate. Judith Lauand: Brazilian Concrete Abstractions. Driscoll Babcock Galleries. June 2017. Press release.
  20. Web site: Judith Lauand: Concrete Deviation . TheArtGuide.com . 16 November 2022 . 27 November 2022.

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