Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
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.
1980s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Aluminum
1970s European Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Paper
1980s German Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Mirror, Paper
2010s Dutch Other Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Paper
1950s Italian Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Brass, Steel
1980s Belgian Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 20th Century American Mid-Century Modern Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 20th Century French Post-Modern Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Portuguese Modern Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Paint, Art Glass, Fiberglass
21st Century and Contemporary American Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Blown Glass, Art Glass, Glass
1970s Italian Post-Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Wood
1950s American Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Other
1980s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
1850s English Baroque Antique Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Paper
1980s German Vintage Michelangelo Pistoletto Wall Decorations
Mirror, Paper