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Nadir Afonso

Portuguese painter and architect (1920-2013) · Portugal · On the map · Artists · Died at 93

Nadir Afonso, GOSE was a Portuguese geometric abstractionist painter. Formally trained in architecture, which he practiced early in his career with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, Nadir Afonso later studied painting in Paris and became one of the pioneers of Kinetic art, working alongside Victor Vasarely, Fernand...

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Awards

Grand Officer of the Military Order of Saint James of the Sword
Honorary Doctor of Lusíada University

About this person

Formally trained in architecture, which he practiced early in his career with Le Corbusier and Oscar Niemeyer, Nadir Afonso later studied painting in Paris and became one of the pioneers of Kinetic art, working alongside Victor Vasarely, Fernand Léger, Auguste Herbin, and André Bloc.

Country
Portugal
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1920 to 2013 · aged 93

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