Lygia Pimentel Lins

Place: Belo Horizonte

Born: 1920

Death: 1988

Biography:

Lygia Pimentel Lins, better known as Lygia Clark, was a Brazilian artist born in Belo Horizonte, Brazil on October 23, 1920 and died on April 25, 1988. She was best known for her painting and installation work and was often associated with the Brazilian Constructivist movements of the mid-20th century and the Tropicalia movement. Along with Brazilian artists Amilcar de Castro, Franz Weissmann, Lygia Pape and poet Ferreira Gullar, Clark co-founded the Neo-Concrete movement. From 1960 on, Clark discovered ways for viewers (who would later be referred to as 'participants') to interact with her art works. Clark's work dealt with the relationship between inside and outside, and, ultimately, between self and world.