Angelo Venosa (14 August 1954 – 17 October 2022) was a Brazilian sculptor.

Life and career

Born in

São Paulo São Paulo (, ; Portuguese for 'Saint Paul') is the most populous city in Brazil, and is the capital of the state of São Paulo, the most populous and wealthiest Brazilian state, located in the country's Southeast Region. Listed by the GaWC a ...

, the son of two Italian immigrants, Venosa studied art at the Escola Brasil in his hometown, industrial design at the

Rio de Janeiro State University Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ; pt, Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro) is a public research university in the state of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is one of the largest and most prestigious universities in the country. The universit ...

and followed courses at Escola de Artes Visuais do Parque Lage. Venosa started his artistic career in 1974, and got notoriety in the 1980s, as part of the movement. His sculptures are characterized from the use of different materials, of both industrial and natural origin. He took part in several notable festivals, including the

São Paulo Art Biennial The São Paulo Art Biennial (Portuguese: ''Bienal de São Paulo'') was founded in 1951 and has been held every two years since. It is the second oldest art biennial in the world after the Venice Biennale (in existence since 1895), which serves as ...

and of the

Venice Biennale The Venice Biennale (; it, La Biennale di Venezia) is an international cultural exhibition hosted annually in Venice, Italy by the Biennale Foundation. The biennale has been organised every year since 1895, which makes it the oldest of ...

. Among his best known works is "A Baleia" ("The Whale"), a public work installed in Leme Beach, in the south of Rio de Janeiro. His last work was the installation "Catilina", exposed at the

Paço Imperial The Paço Imperial (, ), or Imperial Palace, previously known as the Royal Palace of Rio de Janeiro and Palace of the Viceroys, is a historic building in the center of the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The Paço Imperial was built in the 18th ...

. Venosa was diagnosed in 2019 with

amyotrophic lateral sclerosis Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neuron disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease, is a neurodegenerative disease that results in the progressive loss of motor neurons that control voluntary muscles. ALS is the most comm ...

. He died, at the age of 68, of consequences of the neurodegenerative disease.

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Angelo Venosa
at Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural {{DEFAULTSORT:Venosa, Angelo 1954 births 2022 deaths Artists from São Paulo Brazilian sculptors Deaths from motor neuron disease Rio de Janeiro State University alumni