A contemporary artist who experiments with a variety of mediums and subject matter with the goal of being "non-decorative, Rudolf Stingel, born in Merano, Italy, does mixed-media non objective paintings on canvas and much conceptual art. His work includes photo-realist portraiture, and completely blank silver insulation panels installed in a 2002 gallery exhibition so that people could mark them up as they wished. Another exhibition was just plush carpet with a perforated foam core screen and an instruction book for making abstract paintings. His New York City debut was in 1991 and was solely a vivid orange rug in a large gallery space.

Among his themes are making fun of various art movements such as sa...