Giorgio Griffa is an Italian artist known for his unique painting style that involves using water-based acrylic paints on unprepared canvas that is not mounted on a frame. He believes that painting is an unfinished constant, and when not exhibited, the works are folded, creating a grid that underlies the painting. Griffa flourished in the 20th and 21st centuries.

The autodidact Giorgio Griffa began to study in the '60s with Arte Povera and Minimalimus. In 1972 he had his first solo exhibition at Ileana Sonnabend in New York. Later he exhibited in Dusseldorf at the gallery from the prospectus, as well as at the Biennale in Venice. In 2012 the gallery Casey Kaplan in New York hosted a major retrospective.