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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Ludovico de Luigi (1933)
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Andrea Casali (1705 - 1784)
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Vittoriano Viganò (1919 - 1996)
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Peppi Bottrop (1986)
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Giovanni Antonio Burrini (1656 - 1727)
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1656 - 1727
Isidoro Grünhut (1862 - 1896)
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Emilio Scanavino (1922 - 1986)
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Mario Radice (1898 - 1987)
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1898 - 1987
Kazuhide Takahama (1930 - 2010)
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1930 - 2010
Vico Magistretti (1920 - 2006)
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1920 - 2006
Eugène Pluchart (1809 - 1880)
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1809 - 1880
Pier Francesco Mola (1612 - 1666)
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Venanzo Crocetti (1913 - 2003)
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1913 - 2003
Giangiacomo Spadari (1938 - 1997)
Giangiacomo Spadari
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Girolamo da Milano (XV century - XV century)
Girolamo da Milano
XV century - XV century

Creators Abstract art

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1937 - 2017
Dan Christensen (1942 - 2007)
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1942 - 2007
Max Hermann Mahlmann (1912 - 2000)
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1912 - 2000
Saleh al-Jumai'e (1939)
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1939
Marc Quinn (1964)
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1964
Gustav Kurt Beck (1902 - 1983)
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1902 - 1983
Pat Steir (1940)
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1940
Michael Burges (1954)
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1954
Toni Onley (1928 - 2004)
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1928 - 2004
Joseph Binder (1897 - 1991)
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1897 - 1991
Karl Schlageter (1894 - 1990)
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1894 - 1990
Ute Heuer (1964)
Ute Heuer
1964
Charles Green Shaw (1892 - 1974)
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1892 - 1974
Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902 - 1968)
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
1902 - 1968
Jacques Germain (1915 - 2001)
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1915 - 2001
Roy Newell (1914 - 2006)
Roy Newell
1914 - 2006
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