Hermelindo Fiaminghi

1956

He meets Décio Pignatari.

In the magazine Propaganda, he publishes the article “São mais fáceis os layouts à Mondrian?” [Are Layouts Easier then Mondrian?].

Begins to work in Waldemar da Costa’s studio (Rua João Adolfo).

Does the visual programming for the catalog for Volpi’s exhibition (MAM-SP).

In December, with five artworks – Elevação Vertical com Movimento Horizontal (1955), Triângulos com Movimento em Diagonal (1956), Triângulos com Movimento Espiral (1956), Triângulos Entrosados com Movimento Circular (1956) and Círculos Concêntricos e Alternados (1956) – he participates in the historical I Exposição Nacional de Arte Concreta (MAM-SP), for which he also conceives all of the visual programming of the concrete poem/posters, on the occasion of the release of the “Manifesto da Poesia Concreta.”

Begins his first experiments with offset printing.