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Waltércio Caldas Júnior

Waltércio Caldas Júnior: Architect of Absence Waltércio Caldas Júnior (born November 6, 1946), a name synonymous with Brazilian neo-concretism, is an artist whose work defies easy categorization. More than simply creating sculptures, he crafts experiences—moments of perceptual disruption that challenge our assumptions about space, presence, and the very nature of seeing. Born in Rio de Janeiro, his artistic journey was profoundly shape

d by his father’s profession as a civil engineer, exposing him to the meticulous world of blueprints and scale models from an early age – a foundation that would later inform Caldas' own deliberate manipulation of form and perspective. His career, spanning decades and continents, is marked by a relentless pursuit of paradox: a fascination with both what *is* visible and what remains tantalizingly absent. Early Influences and the Neo-C…