Piero Manzoni (1933 - 1963) - photo 1

Piero Manzoni

Piero Manzoni was an Italian artist. He was a leading figure in the Italian avant-garde movement of the 1950s and 1960s, and is best known for his conceptual and performance artworks.

Manzoni's works often involved the use of unconventional materials, such as his famous series of "Artist's Shit" cans, which were filled with his own excrement and sealed with a label that declared "Artist's Shit". He also created works using cotton balls, balloons, and even human hair.

One of Manzoni's most famous performances was "Living Sculptures," in which he covered himself in gold paint and posed as a living statue in a gallery. He also created a "Base of the World," a pedestal labeled with that phrase, and invited people to stand on it, thereby declaring themselves the center of the world.

Manzoni's works challenged traditional notions of art and pushed the boundaries of what was considered acceptable as artistic expression.

Date and place of birt:13 july 1933, Soncino, Italy
Date and place of death:6 february 1963, Milan, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art school / group:ZERO
Genre:Performance art
Art style:Conceptual art
Technique:Installation

Creators Italy

Donato D'Urbino (1935)
Donato D'Urbino
1935
Nikolay Dulgerov (1901 - 1982)
Nikolay Dulgerov
1901 - 1982
Paolo Veronese (1528 - 1588)
Paolo Veronese
1528 - 1588
Benedetto Di Bindo (1380 - 1417)
Benedetto Di Bindo
1380 - 1417
Ottaviano Nelli (1375 - 1444)
Ottaviano Nelli
1375 - 1444
Bartolo Di Fredi (1330 - 1410)
Bartolo Di Fredi
1330 - 1410
Paolo Biancucci (1583 - 1653)
Paolo Biancucci
1583 - 1653
 Quintilianus (35 - 96)
Quintilianus
35 - 96
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano (1898 - 1970)
Beniamino Benvenuto Bufano
1898 - 1970
Valentin de Boulogne (1591 - 1632)
Valentin de Boulogne
1591 - 1632
Santi di Tito (1536 - 1603)
Santi di Tito
1536 - 1603
Medardo Rosso (1858 - 1928)
Medardo Rosso
1858 - 1928
Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov (1748 - 1828)
Mikhail Matveevich Ivanov
1748 - 1828
Domenico Fetti (1588 - 1623)
Domenico Fetti
1588 - 1623
Raffaele Pontremoli (1832 - 1906)
Raffaele Pontremoli
1832 - 1906
Bartolomeo Karlo Rastrelli (1675 - 1744)
Bartolomeo Karlo Rastrelli
1675 - 1744

Creators Conceptual art

Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali (1933 - 2013)
Chryssa Vardea-Mavromichali
1933 - 2013
Vadim Bondero (1967)
Vadim Bondero
1967
Bruce Nauman (1941)
Bruce Nauman
1941
Peter Halley (1953)
Peter Halley
1953
Thomas Bayrle (1937)
Thomas Bayrle
1937
Jiro Yoshihara (1905 - 1972)
Jiro Yoshihara
1905 - 1972
László Lakner (1936)
László Lakner
1936
Bob Bonies (1937)
Bob Bonies
1937
Massimo Agostinelli (1987)
Massimo Agostinelli
1987
Erich Lethgau (1940)
Erich Lethgau
1940
Tania Bruguera (1968)
Tania Bruguera
1968
Michael Craig-Martin (1941)
Michael Craig-Martin
1941
Zane Lewis (1981)
Zane Lewis
1981
Hans Sperschneider (1928 - 1995)
Hans Sperschneider
1928 - 1995
Heimo Zobernig (1958)
Heimo Zobernig
1958
Joachim Koester (1962)
Joachim Koester
1962