Bólides
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Bólides are a series of experimental, interactive artworks by Hélio Oiticica that invite viewers to manipulate colorful, often box-like structures, blurring the line between art object and participatory experience.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Hélio Oiticica | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
interactive artwork series
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series of artworks ⓘ visual artist ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
question the traditional art object
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transform the spectator into a participant ⓘ |
| artForm |
conceptual art
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experimental art ⓘ interactive art ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Tropicália (artistic context) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| creator | Hélio Oiticica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorInstanceOf | Hélio Oiticica NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Brazilian avant-garde of the 1960s ⓘ |
| documentationLanguage |
English
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Portuguese ⓘ |
| exhibitedIn |
Brazilian art exhibitions
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international museums and galleries ⓘ |
| genre |
installation art
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participatory art ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
blurring boundary between artwork and spectator
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box-like forms ⓘ manipulable structures ⓘ open-ended interaction ⓘ sensory engagement ⓘ use of vivid colors ⓘ viewer participation ⓘ |
| hasPart | individual Bólide objects ⓘ |
| inception | mid-1960s ⓘ |
| influenced | later participatory installation art ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Brazilian Neo-Concrete theory
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modernist abstraction ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Portuguese ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
found objects
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glass ⓘ pigments ⓘ plastic ⓘ wood ⓘ |
| movement |
Neo-Concrete movement
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Neo-Concrete movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | Brazilian ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
emphasizes phenomenological experience
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invites viewers to open, lift, or rearrange components ⓘ often uses intense monochrome color fields ⓘ |
| notableWork | Bólides NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWorkSeriesBySameArtist | Parangolés NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | “fireballs” in Portuguese ⓘ |
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