Hélio Oiticica

Hélio Oiticica

Known for

Acting

Born

July 26, 1937

Birthplace

Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Died

March 22, 1980 (aged 42)

Biography

Hélio Oiticica (Rio de Janeiro, July 26, 1937 – Rio de Janeiro, March 22, 1980) was a painter, sculptor, visual artist and performance artist with anarchist aspirations. He is considered one of the greatest artists in the history of Brazilian art.

Best known work

Tropicália

Tropicália

2012

Lágrima Pantera: A Míssil

Lágrima Pantera: A Míssil

1972

Razor in the Flesh

Razor in the Flesh

1997

HO

1979

Mangúe-Bangúe

Mangúe-Bangúe

1971

Câncer

Câncer

1972

A Miss e o Dinossauro

A Miss e o Dinossauro

2005

Dunas do Barato

Dunas do Barato

2017

Inside Hélio Oiticica

Inside Hélio Oiticica

2012

Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy

2020

Filmography

2023
Macaléia
as self
2020
Corman's Eyedrops Got Me Too Crazy
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Memórias do Grupo Opinião
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Tropicália: 50 Anos
as Self (archive footage)
2017
Dunas do Barato
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Inside Hélio Oiticica
as Narrator (archive footage)
2012
Tropicália
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Helioframes
Animation
2005
A Miss e o Dinossauro
as Himself (archive footage)
2004
Heliorama
as Self, Art Direction
1997
Razor in the Flesh
In Memory Of
1997
At Midnight with Glauber Rocha
1979
HO
as Self
1978
Dr Dyonélio
1976
Arte hoje: histórias verídicas
as Hélio Oiticica
1973
Loucura e Cultura
as Self
1973
Cosmococa
as Himself, Director
1973
New York, 70s
as Himself, Director
1972
Agrippina é Roma - Manhattan
Director
1972
Câncer
as Armado
1972
Lágrima Pantera: A Míssil
1971
Mangúe-Bangúe
Writer
1969
Apocalipopótese
1968
Arte Pública
as Himself
1966
O Guarda-Chuva Vermelho
as Voz