Alfredo Volpi, ‘Untitled (Fachada com Bandeira Branca)’, c. late 1960's. Courtesy of LAMB gallery.
The figure of Alfredo Volpi (1896–1988) looms large in contemporary Brazilian art – as a model, inspiration and even a challenge to subsequent generations of painters. Memories of Volpi abound: in painters’ palettes and brushstrokes; in their use of egg tempera; in their geometries and feeling for space; indeed in how they approach the relationship between painting and memory itself. LAMB's latest Dialogues exhibition presents significant works by Volpi alongside paintings by artists who reflect on – and depart from – his example, including the pioneering Concrete painter Judith Lauand and the multidisciplinary artist Diambe.
