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

Creators Italy

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Francesco Petrarca (1304 - 1374)
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Giulio Tadolini (1849 - 1918)
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1849 - 1918
Simone Cantarini (1612 - 1648)
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1612 - 1648
Andrea Semino (Semini) (1525 - 1595)
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Domenico Di Michelino (1417 - 1491)
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1417 - 1491
Antonio Canoppi (1769 - 1832)
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1769 - 1832
Giovanni Maria Butteri (1540 - 1606)
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1540 - 1606
Ferdinando Silvani (1823 - 1899)
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Giannino Castiglioni (1884 - 1971)
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Isidoro Bianchi (1581 - 1662)
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Friedrich Nerly (1807 - 1878)
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Andrea Andreani (1558 - 1629)
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Ippolito Leoni (1616 - 1694)
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Domenico Veneziano (1410 - 1461)
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Creators Abstract art

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Klaus Däniker (1930 - 2009)
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Paul (Pavel Andreevich) Mansouroff (Mansurov) (1896 - 1983)
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Jan Koblasa (1932 - 2017)
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Gabriele Vallentin (1949)
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1949
Masahiro Kanno (1957)
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Wolfgang E. Biedermann (1940 - 2008)
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Mary Heilmann (1940)
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1940
Maja Ruznic (1983)
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Milton Resnick (1917 - 2004)
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Luigi Marengo (1928 - 2010)
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Jill Baroff (1954)
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Bruno Di Bello (1938 - 2019)
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Karin Hollweg (1947)
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1947
Ferdinand Spindel (1913 - 1980)
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