Lydia Okumura facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Lydia Okumura
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| Born | 1948 São Paulo, Brazil
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| Education | Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado |
| Known for | Sculpture |
Lydia Okumura, born in 1948, is a talented artist from Brazil. She is famous for her unique style of art called geometric abstraction. This means she uses shapes, lines, and colors to create amazing visual tricks and illusions.
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Discovering Lydia Okumura's Art
Her Early Life and Education
Lydia Okumura was born in 1948 in a big city in Brazil called São Paulo. She loved art and decided to study it at a school called Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado. She finished her studies there in 1973.
In the 1970s, when she was starting her career, Lydia was part of an art group in São Paulo called "Equipe3." This group worked together on art projects. In 1973, Equipe3 even showed their art at a very important art event called the São Paulo Art Biennial. Their special artwork for the show was named Pontos de vista. Around that time, Lydia moved to New York City in the United States. There, she continued to study art at the Pratt Graphics Center. She has been showing her artwork in exhibitions ever since the 1970s.
Where You Can See Her Art
Lydia Okumura's art is so special that it is kept in many important art museums around the world. For example, you can find her work at the Pérez Art Museum Miami in Florida. Her art is also part of the collections at the Akron Art Museum in Ohio. If you travel to Japan, you might see her art at the Hara Museum of Contemporary Art. And in New York, her work is proudly displayed at the famous Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Her Amazing Exhibitions
Lydia Okumura creates many different kinds of art. She makes drawings, paints on walls, and builds sculptures that play with space. Her art often uses geometric shapes to create cool illusions. It can make you feel like things are moving or changing right before your eyes!
Lydia had her first solo art show in the United States in 2016. This exhibition was held at the University at Buffalo. Later, in 2019, she had another solo show in London at the Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac.
Most recently, in 2024, Lydia Okumura's art was featured in a special exhibition. This show was called Every Sound is a Shape of Time. It took place at the Pérez Art Museum Miami. The exhibition featured art from many different artists, showing how they use various materials and styles.
See also
In Spanish: Lydia Okumura para niños
