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de Carvalho
Flavio

BRAZIL  
Flavio de Carvalho

1899 Brazil
1973
Flávio de Carvalho was one of the main artists of the Brazilian modern movement. Deemed by Le Corbusier as a "romantic revolutionary", Flávio de Carvalho was a man of many skills who got involved in an innovative and provocative way in artistic fields as different as painting, architecture, writing, theatre, design or sculpture. He is recognized today as a visionary who bequeathed us a rich and eclectic work. Irreverent and provocative cultural leader, he is considered a precursor of multimedia Arts.
In Architecture, the houses complex on Alameda Lorena street in São Paulo (1936-1938) and the Capuava ranch (1939) are both precursors of the modern architecture movement in Brazil. They perfectly synthesize his idea that interior design is as important as architecture.
The image of this provocative and disrespectful man is particularly related to his iconoclasts "performances" carried out as well on the artistic as behavioral levels. He is today regarded as one of the precursors of the 60's « Happenings » in the United States.
But before everything, Flávio de Carvalho is a worldwide renowned painter. His style is classified as expressionist with surrealist and fauvists looks. His paintings are parts of the collections of the world most important museums of modern art.




'FDC1' Armchair Courtesy Objekto

'FDC1' Armchair


D E S I G N E R
Flavio de Carvalho

P R O D U C E R

Objekto, France

M A T E R I A L   A N D   D I M E N S I O N S
steel
width: 78cm - depth: 70cm - height: 81cm
Within the framework of his main project, the Capuava ranch (1939), Flávio de Carvalho designed most of its furniture, among them the famous FDC1 armchair created in the 50's.
The shape of this armchair is impressive by its graphic and sculptural aspects. Tribal mask or wink to sadomasochism, this noteworthy piece was at that time very avant-gardist and remains very modern.
 

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