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Sêco 16 [Dry 16]
This image is for study only, and may not accurately represent the object’s true color or scale…
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Sêco 16 [Dry 16]

Primary (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1937–1980)
NationalityBrazilian, South America
Datecirca 1956
MediumGouache and ink on cardboard
DimensionsSight: 15 1/4 × 17 in. (38.7 × 43.2 cm)
Framed: 25 15/16 × 26 9/16 in. (65.9 × 67.5 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Judy S. and Charles W. Tate, 2016
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Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number2016.111
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Hélio Oiticica was a member of the Rio de Janeiro-based Grupo Frente, which between 1954 and 1956 engaged in material, technical, and spatial experimentation through the use of geometric abstraction. Oiticica sought to erase the distinction between figure and background when making the gouache painting that comprise his “Sêco” series. Here, Oiticica integrates the surface of the cardboard and the painted elements into a unified composition. Because most of the cardboard is unpainted, its surface functions as an active compositional element.
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