Hélio Oiticica was a Brazilian artist central to Neo-Concrete art. His early paintings evolved into “Metaesquemas”—rhythmic color studies—before expanding into three-dimensional “Bólides,” wearable “Parangolés,” and walk-in “Penetráveis.”
Oiticica foregrounded viewer participation, sensory experience, and cultural hybridity, making color a spatial and social force.
Hélio Oiticica was a Brazilian Neo-Concrete artist known for participatory environments and color-based structures.
Hélio Oiticica was a Brazilian artist known for participatory color environments—Parangolés, Bólides, and Penetráveis—that expand painting into lived space.
