Moysés Baumstein
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Moysés Baumstein was a Brazil
ian artist.
Moysés worked in many fields: from literary creation to painting
, from film making to holography
.
He was driven by singular curiosity and diligence and typified as a "Renaissance Man
" joining science with art throughout his accomplishments.
Baumstein began his artistic career as a painter influenced by the Spanish
painter Joan Ponç, with whom he founded the group “L´Espai” in São Paulo
in 1960. He later became interested in photography
, cinema and theatre and at the beginning of the seventies began to write experimental fiction and produce animation cinema in Super8
and 16mm.
In 1981 founded Videcom, a video production house in São Paulo directed for corporate and cultural productions.
It was not until 1982 that he began to work in holography
, using artisan
al methods. He completed and perfected his technique in 1983 after a holography workshop with the German artist Dieter Jung (artist)
. In the same year he had his first holographic exhibition at the Museu da Imagem e do Som
in São Paulo. In 1984 he developed a specific holographic technique for chromatic control and began the regular production of technically very elaborate works.
At that time in his holographic studio he began the production of commercial holograms as well as artistic works.
In some of his projects in this field he worked in collaboration with other Brazilian artists and poets interested in holography (Augusto de Campos
, Décio Pignatari, Julio Plaza and José Wagner Garcia). The results of such collaboration were shown at the “Triluz” exhibition (1986) in the Museu da Imagem e do Som, and at the “Idehologia” exhibition (1987) in the Museu de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, amongst others.
With José Wagner Garcia he created the prototype of a holographic cinema projector a "Holographic Kinetoscope".
A year after his death a retrospective of his cinema and video works was held at the 9th International “Videobrasil
” Festival - 1992 in São Paulo.
Holographic poems by Augusto de Campos and produced by Baumstein were purchased by the "Centre Régional des Lettres de Basse-Normandie" in France
and in 2007, the holographic poem REVER was exhibited at the exhibition "Concrete Poetry - O Projeto Verbivocovisual" in Tomie Ohtake Institute (São Paulo) and at the Palácio das Artes (Belo Horizonte).
Videcom kept the activities of his holographic laboratory until 2007 when all the equipment was donated to the Optical Lab from the University of Campinas Physics Institute under the responsibility of Jose Lunazzi.
Between September and November 2010 his holograms were presented at the exhibition "TEKHNE" (Tekhne page in English/Portuguese and Spanish) at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) in São Paulo, which introduced the discussion of the importance of the convergence between art and technology.
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 artist.
Moysés worked in many fields: from literary creation to 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...
, from film making to holography
Holography
Holography is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that when an imaging system is placed in the reconstructed beam, an image of the object will be seen even when the object is no longer present...
.
He was driven by singular curiosity and diligence and typified as a "Renaissance Man
Polymath
A polymath is a person whose expertise spans a significant number of different subject areas. In less formal terms, a polymath may simply be someone who is very knowledgeable...
" joining science with art throughout his accomplishments.
Baumstein began his artistic career as a painter influenced by the Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
painter Joan Ponç, with whom he founded the group “L´Espai” in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
in 1960. He later became interested in photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
, cinema and theatre and at the beginning of the seventies began to write experimental fiction and produce animation cinema in Super8
Super 8 mm film
Super 8 mm film is a motion picture film format released in 1965 by Eastman Kodak as an improvement of the older "Double" or "Regular" 8 mm home movie format....
and 16mm.
In 1981 founded Videcom, a video production house in São Paulo directed for corporate and cultural productions.
It was not until 1982 that he began to work in holography
Holography
Holography is a technique that allows the light scattered from an object to be recorded and later reconstructed so that when an imaging system is placed in the reconstructed beam, an image of the object will be seen even when the object is no longer present...
, using artisan
Artisan
An artisan is a skilled manual worker who makes items that may be functional or strictly decorative, including furniture, clothing, jewellery, household items, and tools...
al methods. He completed and perfected his technique in 1983 after a holography workshop with the German artist Dieter Jung (artist)
Dieter Jung (artist)
Dieter Jung is a German artist working in the field of holography, painting and installation art. He lives and works in Berlin.- Education :...
. In the same year he had his first holographic exhibition at the Museu da Imagem e do Som
São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound
The São Paulo Museum of Image and Sound is a public museum of audio-visual works, established in 1970 and located in São Paulo, Brazil...
in São Paulo. In 1984 he developed a specific holographic technique for chromatic control and began the regular production of technically very elaborate works.
At that time in his holographic studio he began the production of commercial holograms as well as artistic works.
In some of his projects in this field he worked in collaboration with other Brazilian artists and poets interested in holography (Augusto de Campos
Augusto de Campos
Augusto de Campos is a Brazilian writer who was a founder of the Concrete poetry movement in Brazil. He is also a translator, music critic and visual artist....
, Décio Pignatari, Julio Plaza and José Wagner Garcia). The results of such collaboration were shown at the “Triluz” exhibition (1986) in the Museu da Imagem e do Som, and at the “Idehologia” exhibition (1987) in the Museu de Arte Contemporânea, São Paulo, amongst others.
With José Wagner Garcia he created the prototype of a holographic cinema projector a "Holographic Kinetoscope".
A year after his death a retrospective of his cinema and video works was held at the 9th International “Videobrasil
Videobrasil
In 1983, despite the fact that electronic art had just arrived in Brazil, Associação Cultural Videobrasil organized the first edition of what would later become the International Electronic Art Festival, directed by Solange Farkas, gathering a whole generation of Brazilian pioneers...
” Festival - 1992 in São Paulo.
Holographic poems by Augusto de Campos and produced by Baumstein were purchased by the "Centre Régional des Lettres de Basse-Normandie" in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
and in 2007, the holographic poem REVER was exhibited at the exhibition "Concrete Poetry - O Projeto Verbivocovisual" in Tomie Ohtake Institute (São Paulo) and at the Palácio das Artes (Belo Horizonte).
Videcom kept the activities of his holographic laboratory until 2007 when all the equipment was donated to the Optical Lab from the University of Campinas Physics Institute under the responsibility of Jose Lunazzi.
Between September and November 2010 his holograms were presented at the exhibition "TEKHNE" (Tekhne page in English/Portuguese and Spanish) at Fundação Armando Alvares Penteado (FAAP) in São Paulo, which introduced the discussion of the importance of the convergence between art and technology.