
Geraldo de Barros pushed photography to its limits. This image’s network of pale lines offers few clues to its real-world subject. Instead it hovers at the very edge of visibility, inviting viewers to contemplate the subtle range of gradations between white and palest gray.
A key figure in Brazilian modern art, Geraldo de Barros worked across the fields of painting, photography, and graphic and industrial design. His approach to photography resonated with a growing abstract art movement in Brazil: he employed multiple exposures, drew and etched on negatives, and reassembled fragments of negatives into new compositions.

Untitled (from Sobras Series)
Geraldo de Barros Brazilian, 1923-1998

Untitled (from Sobras Series)
Geraldo de Barros Brazilian, 1923-1998

Untitled, Tatuapé, Sao Paulo
Geraldo de Barros Brazilian, 1923-1998

Hommage à Simeao Leal from the series Fotoforma, Rio de Janeiro
Geraldo de Barros Brazilian, 1923-1998