Antonio Henrique Amaral

Was a prominent Brazilian artist, draftsman, and painter. He began his artistic training at the São Paulo Art Museum School Assis Chateaubriand (MASP) in 1952, under the guidance of Roberto Sambonet. In 1956, he studied engraving techniques with Lívio Abramo at the São Paulo Museum of Modern Art (MAM/SP). During his travels to Argentina and Chile in 1958, he met Pablo Neruda, which expanded his cultural influences. In 1959, he deepened his studies in engraving at the Pratt Graphics Center in New York.

Upon returning to Brazil in 1960, Amaral worked at the Galeria Bonino in Rio de Janeiro, where he interacted with major Brazilian artists such as Ivan Serpa and Candido Portinari. At the same time, he developed a career as a copywriter. His early work displayed influences of surrealism, but by the 1960s, he began incorporating social themes and elements of pop art.

In 1967, Amaral released the colored wooden record "O Meu e o Seu," which critiqued the Brazilian government, noted for its cover designed by Ruben Martins. He received a travel award from the Rio de Janeiro Modern Art Salon in 1971 and spent some time in New York before permanently returning to Brazil in 1981. Amaral continued his influential artistic journey until his death in 2015.

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