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Born 1943 Bologna, Italy. Known for: Transformation theme sculpture and assemblage, found objects.
Pier Paolo Calzolari had a Residency at Atelier Calder from October 1996 to March 1997. He was born in Bologna in 1943. Since the 1960's, this Italian artist has produced a body of important work. He... Read full biography
Pier Paolo Calzolari had a Residency at Atelier Calder from October 1996 to March 1997. He was born in Bologna in 1943. Since the 1960's, this Italian artist has produced a body of important work. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Europe, notably in the 1969 exhibition "When... Read full biography
Pier Paolo Calzolari had a Residency at Atelier Calder from October 1996 to March 1997. He was born in Bologna in 1943. Since the 1960's, this Italian artist has produced a body of important work. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Europe, notably in the 1969 exhibition "When Attitudes Become Forms", given at the Kunsthalle in Berne. His work is closely related to that of Arte Povera, conceptual art, American minimalism, and the work of Joseph Beuys. The recurrent theme in his... Read full biography
Pier Paolo Calzolari had a Residency at Atelier Calder from October 1996 to March 1997. He was born in Bologna in 1943. Since the 1960's, this Italian artist has produced a body of important work. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Europe, notably in the 1969 exhibition "When Attitudes Become Forms", given at the Kunsthalle in Berne. His work is closely related to that of Arte Povera, conceptual art, American minimalism, and the work of Joseph Beuys. The recurrent theme in his work is the passage of time. He chooses to work with materials that allow the viewer to to see transformations from a beginning state to a new state. At the Atelier Calder, he produced a series of lead bathtubs. The choice of material is not... Read full biography
Pier Paolo Calzolari had a Residency at Atelier Calder from October 1996 to March 1997. He was born in Bologna in 1943. Since the 1960's, this Italian artist has produced a body of important work. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Europe, notably in the 1969 exhibition "When Attitudes Become Forms", given at the Kunsthalle in Berne. His work is closely related to that of Arte Povera, conceptual art, American minimalism, and the work of Joseph Beuys. The recurrent theme in his work is the passage of time. He chooses to work with materials that allow the viewer to to see transformations from a beginning state to a new state. At the Atelier Calder, he produced a series of lead bathtubs. The choice of material is not insignificant since lead is a malleable material, thus making its deformation visible. The bathtub surface shows soft... Read full biography
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Pier Paolo Calzolari had a Residency at Atelier Calder from October 1996 to March 1997. He was born in Bologna in 1943.
Since the 1960's, this Italian artist has produced a body of important work. He has participated in many group exhibitions in Europe, notably in the 1969 exhibition "When Attitudes Become Forms", given at the Kunsthalle in Berne. His work is closely related to that of Arte Povera, conceptual art, American minimalism, and the work of Joseph Beuys.
The recurrent theme in his work is the passage of time. He chooses to work with materials that allow the viewer to to see transformations from a beginning state to a new state.
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