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Gio Pomodoro BIOGRAPHY
1930 Orciano di Pesaro, Italy - 2002 Milan, Italy. Known for: Painting and sculpture, jewelry making, assemblage.
Gio Pomodoro was born in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, the younger brother of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. He studied at the Technical Institute in Pesaro until 1951. He began in 1952-3, like his... Read full biography
Gio Pomodoro was born in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, the younger brother of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. He studied at the Technical Institute in Pesaro until 1951. He began in 1952-3, like his brother, to make gold and silver jewelry with graphic signs related to action painting; also to make... Read full biography
Gio Pomodoro was born in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, the younger brother of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. He studied at the Technical Institute in Pesaro until 1951. He began in 1952-3, like his brother, to make gold and silver jewelry with graphic signs related to action painting; also to make automatic drawings and assemblages* in iron and stone. His first one-man exhibition was at the Galleria Numero, Florence, 1954. He moved in 1954 to Milan, where he was active in the group linked to French... Read full biography
Gio Pomodoro was born in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, the younger brother of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. He studied at the Technical Institute in Pesaro until 1951. He began in 1952-3, like his brother, to make gold and silver jewelry with graphic signs related to action painting; also to make automatic drawings and assemblages* in iron and stone. His first one-man exhibition was at the Galleria Numero, Florence, 1954. He moved in 1954 to Milan, where he was active in the group linked to French tachisme*; co-signatory with Baj, Dangelo, Manzoni and others of the manifesto The End of Style 1957. He and his brother exhibited as jewelers at the 1956 Venice Biennale*. In 1957 he made assemblage sculptures out of different materials such as... Read full biography
Gio Pomodoro was born in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, the younger brother of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro. He studied at the Technical Institute in Pesaro until 1951. He began in 1952-3, like his brother, to make gold and silver jewelry with graphic signs related to action painting; also to make automatic drawings and assemblages* in iron and stone. His first one-man exhibition was at the Galleria Numero, Florence, 1954. He moved in 1954 to Milan, where he was active in the group linked to French tachisme*; co-signatory with Baj, Dangelo, Manzoni and others of the manifesto The End of Style 1957. He and his brother exhibited as jewelers at the 1956 Venice Biennale*. In 1957 he made assemblage sculptures out of different materials such as wood, paper and plaster, as well as reliefs and works in the round with gestural* signs suggesting growth and multiplicat... Read full biography
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Gio Pomodoro Di Orciano
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Gio Pomodoro was born in Orciano di Pesaro, Italy, the younger brother of the sculptor Arnaldo Pomodoro.
He studied at the Technical Institute in Pesaro until 1951. He began in 1952-3, like his brother, to make gold and silver jewelry with graphic signs related to action painting; also to make automatic drawings and assemblages* in iron and stone.
His first one-man exhibition was at the Galleria Numero, Florence, 1954. He moved in 1954 to Milan, where he was active in the group linked to French tachisme*; co-signatory with Baj, Dangelo, Manzoni and others of the manifesto The End of Style 1957.
He and his brother exhibited as jewelers at the 1956 Venice Biennale*. In 1957 he made assemblage sculptures out of...But wait, there's more...
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