Manuel Martins (visual artist)
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Manuel Joaquim Martins, usually known as Manuel Martins (São Paulo
October 24, 1911 — São Paulo, 1979) was a Brazil
ian art
ist that worked with painting
, illustration
, drawing
, engraving
, sculpture
and embroidery
Son of Portuguese immigrants
, he grew up in Brás, an industrial district of São Paulo. In 1924, he started to work in embroidery. Started in 1931 artistic studies with the sculptor Vicente Larocca. Then he watched classes in Escola de Belas Artes de São Paulo. He joined the Santa Helena Group in 1935. The group included Alfredo Volpi
, Francisco Rebolo
and Fulvio Pennacchi
, among others. He shared atelier with Mario Zanini
. In 1937 he showed his works of the Família Artística Paulista, also known as FAP.
São Paulo
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October 24, 1911 — São Paulo, 1979) was a Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
ist that worked with painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, illustration
Illustration
An illustration is a displayed visualization form presented as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that is created to elucidate or dictate sensual information by providing a visual representation graphically.- Early history :The earliest forms of illustration were prehistoric...
, drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
, engraving
Engraving
Engraving is the practice of incising a design on to a hard, usually flat surface, by cutting grooves into it. The result may be a decorated object in itself, as when silver, gold, steel, or glass are engraved, or may provide an intaglio printing plate, of copper or another metal, for printing...
, sculpture
Sculpture
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping or combining hard materials—typically stone such as marble—or metal, glass, or wood. Softer materials can also be used, such as clay, textiles, plastics, polymers and softer metals...
and embroidery
Embroidery
Embroidery is the art or handicraft of decorating fabric or other materials with needle and thread or yarn. Embroidery may also incorporate other materials such as metal strips, pearls, beads, quills, and sequins....
Son of Portuguese immigrants
Portuguese people
The Portuguese are a nation and ethnic group native to the country of Portugal, in the west of the Iberian peninsula of south-west Europe. Their language is Portuguese, and Roman Catholicism is the predominant religion....
, he grew up in Brás, an industrial district of São Paulo. In 1924, he started to work in embroidery. Started in 1931 artistic studies with the sculptor Vicente Larocca. Then he watched classes in Escola de Belas Artes de São Paulo. He joined the Santa Helena Group in 1935. The group included Alfredo Volpi
Alfredo Volpi
Alfredo Volpi , was a famous painter of the artistic and cultural Brazilian modernist movement. He was born in Lucca, Italy but, less than two years later, he was brought by his parents to São Paulo, Brazil, where he lived for most part of his life...
, Francisco Rebolo
Francisco Rebolo
Francisco Rebolo Gonsales, widely known as Francisco Rebolo, or just Rebolo , was a Brazilian painter. He was a son of Spanish immigrants that arrived at Brasil in the end of 19th century....
and Fulvio Pennacchi
Fulvio Pennacchi
Fulvio Pennacchi was an Italian-Brazilian artist who drew, painted, painted murals and made ceramics....
, among others. He shared atelier with Mario Zanini
Mario Zanini
Mario Zanini, or simply Zanini , was a Brazilian painter and interior designer....
. In 1937 he showed his works of the Família Artística Paulista, also known as FAP.