Mário Pedrosa and Geometrical Abstraction in Brazil

On several occasions in his writings, the Brazilian critic Mário Pedrosa (1900-1981) commented the fact that usually he was considered as a radical defender of the called “concrete” and “constructive” art. This self-defence often seemed to be made in jest, as if the subject was somehow unworthy of attention or useless. “Many people think this critic has a reputation for being sectarian, partisan, political, that he would only tolerate one type of art, usually described as ‘non-figurative’, ‘a

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