Ângelo César Cardoso de Sousa(2 February 1938 – 29 March 2011) was a Portuguese painter, sculptor,draftsmanand professor, better known for continuously experimenting with new techniques in his works. He was seen as a scholar of light and colour who exploredminimalismin new radical ways.[citation needed]
Ângelo de Sousa | |
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 Iron sculpture by Ângelo de Sousa at Boavista Avenue, Porto, with 14m in length by 8m high. | |
| Born | 2 February 1938 |
| Died | 29 March 2011(aged 73) Porto,Portugal |
| Nationality | Portuguese |
He was born in Lourenço Marques (now Maputo) in 1938 and in 1955 he moved toPortowhere he enrolled in theSchool of Fine Artes.It was there that he received his degree in painting with the highest mark, 20.[1]His academic excellence led him, along withArmando Alves,Jorge PinheiroandJosé Rodrigues,to become part of a group known as "Os Quatro Vintes" (Portuguese for "The Four Twenties" ).
Ângelo de Sousa lived and worked in Porto, where he lectured in the School of Fine Arts (now the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto) from 1962 until 2000, when he retired as aFull Professor.Prior to teaching, de Sousa had his first solo exhibition in 1959 and since then his works have been shown worldwide.
In 1975 he received the International Prize of the 13thSão Paulo Art Biennialand in 2007 theCalouste Gulbenkian Foundationpresented him with theGulbenkian Prize.
Some of his drawings illustrate books byEugénio de Andrade,Maria Alzira Seixo,Mário Cláudio,Fiama Hasse Pais Brandão,amongst others.
He died in his home, at the age of 73, after battling with cancer for several months.[2]
Notes
edit- ^The Portuguese grading system at highschool and university levels ranges from 0 (lowest grade) to 20 (highest grade)
- ^"Morreu o pintor Ângelo de Sousa".March 30, 2011.