décio vieira de morais
early life and career décio vieira de morais, known as décio vieira, was a brazilian concrete artist born in são paulo in 1916. he was one of the pioneers of concrete art in brazil, alongside other notable artists such as waldemar cordeiro, lothar charoux, and luiz sacilotto. vieira's work is characterized by its geometric shapes, clean lines, and vibrant colors, reflecting his interest in mathematics and the natural world. artistic style and influences vieira was influenced by the brazilian modernist movement and the european avant-garde, particularly the work of theo van doesburg and the de…
The Subject Atlas
A chart of décio vieira de morais's corpus mapped not by date but by subject. Spokes are what they painted; rings are when; and the threads between stars reveal the patrons and places that secretly connect them.
Spokes — Subject
Each arm of the atlas gathers works by what they depict: portraits, sacred scenes, mythologies, and the scientific studies. Click a spoke to swing that cluster to the top.
Rings — Career Period
Distance from the center marks time. The innermost ring is the earliest period; the outermost, the final years. Style matures as you move outward.
Threads — Shared Context
Coloured lines link works bound by the same patron, commission, or theme. Trace a context to watch related clusters light up across subjects.