Q:What key details about nadir afonso can be extracted from the following bio? Bio: nadir afonso , gose -lrb- december 4 , 1920 -- december 11 , 2013 -rrb- was a geometric abstractionist painter . formally trained in architecture , which he practiced early in his career with le corbusier and oscar niemeyer , nadir afonso later studied painting in paris and became one of the pioneers of kinetic art , working alongside victor vasarely , fernand leger , auguste herbin , and andre bloc . as a theorist of his own geometry-based aesthetics , published in several books , nadir afonso defended the idea that art is purely objective and ruled by laws that treat art not as an act of imagination but of observation , perception , and form manipulation . nadir afonso achieved international recognition early in his career and many of his works are in museums . his most famous works are the '' cities '' series , which depict places all around the world . he was known to have painted into his later years and died on december 11 , 2013 , at a hospital in cascais . during his life he achieved great honors , representing his country at the finest level .
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- imagesize is 270px- death place is cascais , portugal- training is '' Ecole nationale superieure des beaux-arts '' , paris- birth name is nadir afonso rodrigues- patrons is portinari andre bloc , le corbusier , vasarely , leger , auguste herbin ,- death date is 11 december 2013- field is painting , architecture- works is '' cities '' series- awards is order academy of fine arts of st. james of the sword , portuguese- birth date is 4 december 1920- name is nadir afonso- movement is geometric art -rrb- abstract art -lrb- also kinetic art , op- nationality is portuguese- image is nadir afonso by bottelho.jpg- birth place is chaves , portugal