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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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Self Portrait - Mixed Media by M. Pistoletto - 1995
Self Portrait - Mixed Media by M. Pistoletto - 1995

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

Materials

Engraving, Mixed Media

Cartella A
Cartella A

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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1980s Arte Povera Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

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Screen

Number 2 from I am the Third, Conceptual Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto
Number 2 from I am the Third, Conceptual Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto

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

Materials

Screen

I am Third Series #6, Silkscreen by Michelangelo Pistoletto

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

Laleggera Alias chair, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by M. PISTOLETTO
Laleggera Alias chair, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by M. PISTOLETTO

Laleggera Alias chair, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by M. PISTOLETTO

By Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias

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

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Set di 4 sedie Laleggera, parte dell'opera "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" di PISTOLETTO
Set di 4 sedie Laleggera, parte dell'opera "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" di PISTOLETTO

Set di 4 sedie Laleggera, parte dell'opera "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" di PISTOLETTO

By Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias

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

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO
Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO

Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO

By Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Alias

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

I am Third Series #3, Silkscreen by Michelangelo Pistoletto

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

Materials

Screen

I am Third Series #5, Contemporary Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto
I am Third Series #5, Contemporary Screenprint by Michelangelo Pistoletto

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

Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO
Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO

Pair of Laleggera chairs, part of the work "Mezzoterra Mezzomare" by PISTOLETTO

By Alias, Riccardo Blumer, Michelangelo Pistoletto

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

Materials

Acrylic, Wood

Six Chairs I MEDITERRANEI LOVE DIFFERENCE Michelangelo Pistoletto Juan Sandoval
Six Chairs I MEDITERRANEI LOVE DIFFERENCE Michelangelo Pistoletto Juan Sandoval

Six Chairs I MEDITERRANEI LOVE DIFFERENCE Michelangelo Pistoletto Juan Sandoval

By Michelangelo Pistoletto, Riccardo Blumer, Alias

Located in Milano, IT

Chairs from the series I MEDITERRANEI – LOVE DIFFERENCE by Michelangelo Pistoletto and Juan Esteban Sandoval (Italy, 2009). This set comprises six Laleggera model chairs, originally ...

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Early 2000s Italian Michelangelo Pistoletto Art

Materials

Wood

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