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Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

Italian, b. 1933

Michelangelo Pistoletto is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist born in Biella, in 1933. He is now one of the great exponents of Italian and indeed international contemporary art with over sixty years of experience. From a young age Pistoletto worked in his father’s restoration workshop but in the 50s, he began painting figurative works and self-portraits. In 1959, he participated in the Biennale di San Marino and one year later he hosted his first solo-exhibition at the Galleria Galatea in Turin. In the 60s, Pistoletto combined painting with photography using collage techniques on reflective backgrounds and eventually moved to printing photorealistic scenes on steel plates polished to a high finish which he achieved using the screen-printing method which allowed the observer to almost completely melt into what was depicted. In the mid-60s, Pistoletto gained international audience thanks to gallery owner Ileana Sonnabend, and began exhibiting his work in the USA, where he had his first solo-exhibit at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis. In 1967, he was awarded first prize at the São Paulo Art Biennial but later that year he began focusing on performance, video-art and theatre which led him to found the action art group called Zoo Group. Pistoletto also began painting on mirrors early in his career, attempting to connect painting with the constantly changing realities in which the work finds itself. As he explored this form, he began bringing together rags with casts of the omnipresent classical statuary of Italy to break down the hierarchies of art and common objects. The use of impoverished materials as a form of art is a clear indication of Pistoletto’s approach to the Arte Povera. Although being influenced by the American post-pop art and photorealism, Pistoletto was soon listed by gallery owners and critics as a significant representative of the mostly Italian trend of the Arte Povera. The aim of his work was always to display the unity of art and everyday life.

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Laleggera Alias chair, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by M. PISTOLETTO
By Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias, Riccardo Blumer
Located in Torino, IT
Sedia Laleggera part of the work Mezzoterra Mezzomare Mediterraneans, by Michelangelo PISTOLET and Juan Esteban SANDOVAL Michelangelo PISTOLETTO painted the sea shore on the Lalegge...
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Early 2000s Italian Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Acrylic, Wood

Olympic Balloons – Screen Print on Aluminium by M. Pistoletto - 1984
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Roma, IT
Screen print on aluminium Sheet. Hand signed. One of the 20 Artist’s Proof, numbered and hand signed. The Italian artist Michelangelo Pistoletto, one of the most important exponent...
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1980s Arte Povera Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Screen

Self Portrait - Mixed Media by M. Pistoletto - 1995
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Michelangelo Pistoletto in 1995. Edition of 100 prints. Signed and dated on the lower right corner: Pistoletto 95. Numbered on the lower...
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1990s Arte Povera Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Engraving, Mixed Media

Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO
By Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias, Riccardo Blumer
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of Laleggera chairs part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare Mediterraneans." by Michelangelo PISTOLETTO and Juan E. SANDOVAL Michelangelo PISTOLETTO painted the sea shore on...
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Early 2000s Italian Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Acrylic, Wood

Neon Multiple by Michelangelo Pistoletto, 1989
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Berlin, Berlin
Neon multiple designed by Michelangelo Pistoletto. Italy, meta memphis, 1989. Neon art work 'Tutti Designers' by Michelangelo Pistoletto, comprising of an aluminium briefcase...
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1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Aluminum

Michelangelo Pistoletto Photolithography L' Aquario
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Signed photolithography by Pistoletto, circa 1979. Stamped rotogravure reproduction of series by Bolaffiarte. Limited edition of 5000. Exemplary number 4942.  
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1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Paper

I am Third Series #3, Silkscreen by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: III from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 ...
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1980s Contemporary Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Screen

I am Third Series #6, Silkscreen by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: VI from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Silkscreen, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 x...
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1980s Contemporary Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Screen

Set di 4 sedie Laleggera, parte dell'opera "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" di PISTOLETTO
By Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias, Riccardo Blumer
Located in Torino, IT
Set di quattro sedie Laleggera parte dell'opera "Mezzoterra Mezzomare I Mediterranei", di Michelangelo PISTOLETTO e Juan E. SANDOVAL Michelangelo PISTOLETTO ha dipinto la battigia d...
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Early 2000s Italian Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Acrylic, Wood

Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO
By Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias, Riccardo Blumer
Located in Torino, IT
Pair of Laleggera chairs part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare Mediterraneans." by Michelangelo PISTOLETTO and Juan E. SANDOVAL Michelangelo PISTOLETTO painted the sea shore on...
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Early 2000s Italian Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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I am Third Series #5, Contemporary Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: V from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 x...
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1980s Contemporary Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Screen

Cartella A
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in London, GB
Set of 4 color screenprints, 1983, on polished aluminum foil, signed and numbered from the edition of 500, published by Fratelli Alinari Stamperia d'Arte, Florence, 42 x 33 cm. (16 3/4 x 13 in.) Including La Testa...
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Number 2 from I am the Third, Conceptual Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto
By Michelangelo Pistoletto
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Michelangelo Pistoletto, Italian (1933 - ) Title: II from the I am Third Series Year: 1980 Medium: Screenprint, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 100 Paper Size: 42 ...
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1980s Contemporary Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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TEKTON comes from the Greek and means "builder or build", which together with the word Arch (meaning Boss, authority or more than), together form the word Architect and / or Architecture (Arch-tekton), Architect means practically: boss of construction. The word Tekton has to do also with Techné which means: "creation, invention or art" and from which comes Technique and Tectonic. Hence, Tekton relates us to different meanings: construction, creation, invention or technique. Tekton is also associated with the Indo-European word "Teks" which means "Weaving or Manufacturing". 1956 Born in Milan, Italy, on January 1. 1970 Meets the artist Ibrahim Kodra and attends his studio as a student. 1971-’74 Works free-lance for the Young & Rubicam Agency, working with Franco Scheichenbauer, Richard Noble and other photographers. 1989 Begins his photographic research project “L’età del Pensiero” (The Age of Thought) with his friend Pierre Restany . 1992 Participates to the 25° anniversary show of the Diaframma photographic gallery in Milan. 1993 Solo show “Riflessioni” (Reflections), produced by Kodak in ’93 at the D’Ars Gallery in Milan. Solo show “Riflessioni” (Reflections), Spazio Fra.Ca.Do. Solo show at the Frankfurt Trade Show Center - portraits of Japanese designers. Begins working with the Photology Galleries in London and Milan; from this, new ideas and works came to the fore: “la Habana” e “Ho vissuto qui” (I lived here). 1994 Solo show at the Art fair in Milan. 1995 in collaboration with AFIP, G. Calvenzi, R.Valtorta and K. Bolognesi, Elia produces the book and exhibits “Vita da bambino” (Life as a Child), which traveled throughout the major Italian cities to benefit “Telefono Azzurro”, an agency protecting children’s rights. Solo show “La Habana” Spazio Fra.Ca.Do, curated by Davide Faccioli (Photology Gallery) Solo show “La Habana” - Castiglioncello. Group show at Galleria Affiche, Milano. 1996 Participates to the International art fair “Aipad Photographers” in NewYork. Participates to the International art fair “Artbasel’96” in Basel. 1997 Participates to the International art fair “Aipad Photographers” in NewYork. 1998 Participates to the International art fair “Aipad Photographers” in NewYork. "INTERNI D'ARTISTA" with the Belle Arti Accademy of Brera - Milan - curated by Prof. Andrea Del Guercio 1999 Participates to the International art fair “Aipad Photographers” in NewYork. 2000 articipates to the show “100 al 2000” at Villa Impero Bologna –Photology Gallery with the work “Ho vissuto qui” (I lived here). Solo show “Bla Bla...
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