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Lygia Pape — Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day)
Lygia Pape

Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day)

1963

Lygia Pape's *Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day)* is a multi-part work composed of eight wooden panels painted with acrylic and tempera, evoking the elemental contrast between darkness and light. The work reflects Pape's engagement with the Brazilian Concrete and Neoconcrete movements, using bold geometric forms and a restrained palette to explore rhythm, duality, and visual perception. Together, the panels function like pages of an artist's book, inviting the viewer to move through the work as a sequential, almost meditative experience.

Medium
acrylic and tempera on wood, in 8 parts

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Latin America

May 24, 2017

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Lygia Pape, Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day), 1963

Lygia Pape's *Livro noite e dia (Book of Night and Day)* is a multi-part work composed of eight wooden panels painted with acrylic and tempera, evoking the elemental contrast between darkness and light. The work reflects Pape's engagement with the Brazilian Concrete and Neoconcrete movements, using bold geometric forms and a restrained palette to explore rhythm, duality, and visual perception. Together, the panels function like pages of an artist's book, inviting the viewer to move through the work as a sequential, almost meditative experience.

Medium
acrylic and tempera on wood, in 8 parts
Year
1963
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Mid-Twentieth Century, Mid Century Modern, Contemplative Mood, Brazilian Artist, Mixed Media, Abstract Geometry, High Contrast, Polyptych Format, Wooden Panel, Concrete Art, Meditative Mood, Modernist Master, Polyptych, Abstract Geometric, Female Artist, High Contrast Palette, Acrylic And Tempera, Neoconcretism

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