Angelo Venosa
{{Short description|Brazilian sculptor (1948–2022)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth-date|14 August 1954}}
| birth_place = São Paulo, Brazil
| death_date = {{Death-date and age|17 October 2022|14 August 1954}}
| death_place = Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
| occupation = Sculptor
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Angelo Venosa (14 August 1954 – 17 October 2022) was a Brazilian sculptor.
Life and career
Born in São Paulo, the son of two Italian immigrants,{{cite news |last1=Sorrentino |first1=Pasquale |title=Muore in Brasile il famoso artista originario di Polla, Angelo Venosa. Aveva 68 anni. Era un'icona in Sud America |url=https://www.italia2tv.it/2022/10/28/muore-in-brasile-il-famoso-artista-originario-di-polla-angelo-venosa-aveva-68-anni-era-unicona-in-sud-america/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=Italia2Tv |date=28 October 2022 |language=it-IT}} Venosa studied art at the Escola Brasil in his hometown, industrial design at the Rio de Janeiro State University and followed courses at Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage.{{cite news |title=Artista plástico Angelo Venosa morre no Rio aos 68 anos |url=https://g1.globo.com/rj/rio-de-janeiro/noticia/2022/10/17/artista-plastico-angelo-venosa-morre-no-rio.ghtml |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=G1 |date=17 October 2022 |language=pt-br}}{{cite news |title=Nome central da escultura da Geração 80, Angelo Venosa morre aos 68 anos |url=https://www.folhape.com.br/cultura/nome-central-da-escultura-da-geracao-80-angelo-venosa-morre-aos-68/243763/ |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=Folha de Pernambuco |date=17 October 2022 |language=pt-br}}
Venosa started his artistic career in 1974, and got notoriety in the 1980s, as part of the {{Interlanguage link|Geração 80|pt}} movement. His sculptures are characterized from the use of different materials, of both industrial and natural origin. He took part in several notable festivals, including the São Paulo Art Biennial and of the Venice Biennale. Among his best known works is "A Baleia" ("The Whale"), a public work installed in Leme Beach, in the south of Rio de Janeiro.{{cite news |last1=Bloch |first1=Arnaldo |title=Angelo Venosa inaugura 'Catilina', obra que reflete sobre memória, futuro e sua própria finitude |url=https://oglobo.globo.com/cultura/artes-visuais/angelo-venosa-inaugura-catilina-obra-que-reflete-sobre-memoria-futuro-sua-propria-finitude-23844419 |access-date=31 October 2022 |work=O Globo |date=31 July 2019 |language=pt-BR}} His last work was the installation "Catilina", exposed at the Paço Imperial. Venosa was diagnosed in 2019 with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He died, at the age of 68, of consequences of the neurodegenerative disease.
References
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External links
- {{official|https://angelovenosa.com/}}
- [https://enciclopedia.itaucultural.org.br/pessoa10099/angelo-venosa Angelo Venosa] at Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural
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Category:Artists from São Paulo