Tarcisio Merati (Coccolone, 1934 - 1995)

Tarcisio Merati (1934 - 1995) - photo 1

Tarcisio Merati

Tarcisio Merati, also known as "Coccolone," was an Italian outsider artist who spent most of his artistically productive years in a psychiatric hospital. Despite this, he created a significant body of work including drawings, texts, and musical compositions.

His drawings of "dream toys," focusing on nature and mechanics such as birds, cars, airplanes, and turbines, were his most renowned pieces. His artwork often contained explicit or symbolic sexual references.

Nickname:Coccolone
Date and place of birt:27 may 1934, Bonate Sopra, Italy
Date and place of death:22 october 1995, Bergamo, Italy
Nationality:Italy
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Painter
Art style:Abstract art, Art brut

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Attilio Castiglioni (1928 - 1990)
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Leonardo Bazzaro (1853 - 1937)
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1853 - 1937
Carlo Maria Mariani (1931 - 2021)
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Bonifacio Veronese (1487 - 1553)
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1487 - 1553
Jaya Schuerch (1958)
Jaya Schuerch
1958
Giuseppe Maria Mazza (1653 - 1741)
Giuseppe Maria Mazza
1653 - 1741
Ettore Forti (1850 - 1940)
Ettore Forti
1850 - 1940
Alexandre Georges Henri Regnault (1843 - 1871)
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1843 - 1871
Philipp Messner (1975)
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1975
Sofia di Cacerano di Briquerazio (1867 - 1950)
Sofia di Cacerano di Briquerazio
1867 - 1950
Gasparo Lopez (1677 - 1732)
Gasparo Lopez
1677 - 1732
Piero Sadun (1919 - 1974)
Piero Sadun
1919 - 1974
Paolo Salvati (1939 - 2014)
Paolo Salvati
1939 - 2014
Luigi Querena (1820 - 1887)
Luigi Querena
1820 - 1887
Domenico Piola (1627 - 1703)
Domenico Piola
1627 - 1703

Creators Abstract art

Herbert W. Kapitzki (1925 - 2005)
Herbert W. Kapitzki
1925 - 2005
Toby Ziegler (1972)
Toby Ziegler
1972
Giuseppe Spagnulo (1936 - 2016)
Giuseppe Spagnulo
1936 - 2016
Albrecht Schnider (1958)
Albrecht Schnider
1958
Mario Deluigi (1901 - 1978)
Mario Deluigi
1901 - 1978
Ayako Rokkaku (1982)
Ayako Rokkaku
1982
Mino Ceretti (1930)
Mino Ceretti
1930
James Hayward (1943)
James Hayward
1943
Michel Guino (1926 - 2013)
Michel Guino
1926 - 2013
Jean Leppien (1910 - 1991)
Jean Leppien
1910 - 1991
Jan Koblasa (1932 - 2017)
Jan Koblasa
1932 - 2017
Maria Scanu (1931)
Maria Scanu
1931
Elisa Sighicelli (1968)
Elisa Sighicelli
1968
Peter Brüning (1929 - 1970)
Peter Brüning
1929 - 1970
Jacques Doucet (1924 - 1994)
Jacques Doucet
1924 - 1994
Avery Preesman (1968)
Avery Preesman
1968