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1937 Milan, Italy - 1993 Milan, Italy. Known for: Kinetic art, filmmaking, environments.
Gianni Colombo, Milan 1937-1993, is one of the most important Italian artists of kinetic work, and a member of the Arte Programmata movement. Between ’59 and ’60 he founded the “T Group”, linked to... Read full biography
Gianni Colombo, Milan 1937-1993, is one of the most important Italian artists of kinetic work, and a member of the Arte Programmata movement. Between ’59 and ’60 he founded the “T Group”, linked to the international movement of “Nouvelle Tendence”. His first solo show was held at the Galleria... Read full biography
Gianni Colombo, Milan 1937-1993, is one of the most important Italian artists of kinetic work, and a member of the Arte Programmata movement. Between ’59 and ’60 he founded the “T Group”, linked to the international movement of “Nouvelle Tendence”. His first solo show was held at the Galleria Pater, Milan in 1960. His interests in different fields of physics engendered works which included mechanical, electrical and magnetic devices, industrial neon lights and lasers, all seemingly exalting the... Read full biography
Gianni Colombo, Milan 1937-1993, is one of the most important Italian artists of kinetic work, and a member of the Arte Programmata movement. Between ’59 and ’60 he founded the “T Group”, linked to the international movement of “Nouvelle Tendence”. His first solo show was held at the Galleria Pater, Milan in 1960. His interests in different fields of physics engendered works which included mechanical, electrical and magnetic devices, industrial neon lights and lasers, all seemingly exalting the aesthetic potential of technological rationalism. In the 1960s he made experimental films, kinetic objects and enviroments. He exhibited widely in Italy and abroad. In 1985 he became director of the Brera Academy where he taught the “structuration... Read full biography
Gianni Colombo, Milan 1937-1993, is one of the most important Italian artists of kinetic work, and a member of the Arte Programmata movement. Between ’59 and ’60 he founded the “T Group”, linked to the international movement of “Nouvelle Tendence”. His first solo show was held at the Galleria Pater, Milan in 1960. His interests in different fields of physics engendered works which included mechanical, electrical and magnetic devices, industrial neon lights and lasers, all seemingly exalting the aesthetic potential of technological rationalism. In the 1960s he made experimental films, kinetic objects and enviroments. He exhibited widely in Italy and abroad. In 1985 he became director of the Brera Academy where he taught the “structuration of space”. He also took part in avant-garde scenography (Operstheater of Frankfurt, 1986) and in designing virtual architectures (i... Read full biography
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Gianni Colombo, Milan 1937-1993, is one of the most important Italian artists of kinetic work, and a member of the Arte Programmata movement. Between ’59 and ’60 he founded the “T Group”, linked to the international movement of “Nouvelle Tendence”. His first solo show was held at the Galleria Pater, Milan in 1960.
His interests in different fields of physics engendered works which included mechanical, electrical and magnetic devices, industrial neon lights and lasers, all seemingly exalting the aesthetic potential of technological rationalism. In the 1960s he made experimental films, kinetic objects and enviroments. He exhibited widely in Italy and abroad.
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