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Claudio Parmiggiani BIOGRAPHY
Born 1943. Known for: Abstract drawing and sculpture, plaster heads.
Following is a New York Times exhibition review. Art & Design. Claudio Parmiggiani at Bortolami Gallery. OCT. 30, 2014. by Martha Schwendender. The most interesting works in this show come from... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review. Art & Design. Claudio Parmiggiani at Bortolami Gallery. OCT. 30, 2014. by Martha Schwendender. The most interesting works in this show come from Claudio Parmiggiani's Delocazione, or "de-location," series, inspired originally by the dust silhouettes... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review. Art & Design. Claudio Parmiggiani at Bortolami Gallery. OCT. 30, 2014. by Martha Schwendender. The most interesting works in this show come from Claudio Parmiggiani's Delocazione, or "de-location," series, inspired originally by the dust silhouettes left by objects leaning against a wall. For over 40 years, Mr. Parmiggiani has been creating his own versions of this effect, filling rooms with smoke from burning tires and capturing the outlines of... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review. Art & Design. Claudio Parmiggiani at Bortolami Gallery. OCT. 30, 2014. by Martha Schwendender. The most interesting works in this show come from Claudio Parmiggiani's Delocazione, or "de-location," series, inspired originally by the dust silhouettes left by objects leaning against a wall. For over 40 years, Mr. Parmiggiani has been creating his own versions of this effect, filling rooms with smoke from burning tires and capturing the outlines of objects with soot and smoke. Several works here use that technique: books on a shelf, curtains in a window, or draperies outlined in hazy black and gray smoke on wood. The effect is similar to that of sculptors like Rachel Whiteread, who cast the... Read full biography
Following is a New York Times exhibition review. Art & Design. Claudio Parmiggiani at Bortolami Gallery. OCT. 30, 2014. by Martha Schwendender. The most interesting works in this show come from Claudio Parmiggiani's Delocazione, or "de-location," series, inspired originally by the dust silhouettes left by objects leaning against a wall. For over 40 years, Mr. Parmiggiani has been creating his own versions of this effect, filling rooms with smoke from burning tires and capturing the outlines of objects with soot and smoke. Several works here use that technique: books on a shelf, curtains in a window, or draperies outlined in hazy black and gray smoke on wood. The effect is similar to that of sculptors like Rachel Whiteread, who cast the negative spaces around objects, but also to photograms, in which the index or trace of an object is registered... Read full biography
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Following is a New York Times exhibition review
Art & Design
Claudio Parmiggiani at Bortolami Gallery
OCT. 30, 2014
by Martha Schwendender
The most interesting works in this show come from Claudio Parmiggiani's Delocazione, or "de-location," series, inspired originally by the dust silhouettes left by objects leaning against a wall. For over 40 years, Mr. Parmiggiani has been creating his own versions of this effect, filling rooms with smoke from burning tires and capturing the outlines of objects with soot and smoke.
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