Moysés Baumstein

Origin

São Paulo, SP

Years Active

1960–1991

Genres

concrete poetry, sound art

Biography

Moysés Baumstein was born in São Paulo on June 13, 1931, standing out as a multifaceted figure who united art and science throughout his career. With a solid academic background that included economics, sociology, mathematics, and theater, he explored various creative fronts, including visual arts, super 8 cinema, holography, and literature. His initiation into the fine arts occurred in the early 1960s at the L'Espai studio, under the tutelage of the Catalan Joan Ponç, leading him to participate in important exhibitions such as the São Paulo Art Biennial.

In the 1970s, he established himself as one of the most talented super 8 filmmakers in Brazil, producing satirical and documentary works awarded at national and international festivals. Always restless and in search of new forms of expression, he founded the Videcom production company and set up a holographic laboratory in the 1980s. In this space, he produced hundreds of holograms and established striking partnerships with exponents of concrete poetry such as Augusto de Campos, Décio Pignatari, and Júlio Plaza.

The artist passed away in São Paulo on December 4, 1991, victim of a lymphoma, leaving a pioneering legacy in the convergence between art and technology in the country. Posthumously, his work continued to be celebrated in exhibitions of national and international relevance, such as at the VideoBrasil Multimedia Festival and in exhibitions dedicated to concrete poetry. A fundamental part of his holographic laboratory was later integrated into the UNICAMP collection, preserving his historical contribution to Brazilian holography.