1. Michelangelo Pistoletto was born on 23 June 1933 and is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist.
12 Facts About Michelangelo Pistoletto
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From 1947 until 1958, Michelangelo Pistoletto worked in his father's restoration workshop in Turin.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto did that using the screen-printing method which made the observer almost completely melt in with what was depicted.
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In 1966, Michelangelo Pistoletto had his first solo exhibition in the US, at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto founded an action art group, called "Zoo Group", which gave several performances between 1968 and 1970.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto began painting on mirrors in 1962, connecting painting with the constantly changing realities in which the work finds itself.
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The work received a lot of feedback: Michelangelo Pistoletto, who started under the American influence of "post-pop art" and photorealism, was listed by gallery owners and critics in the catalogues as a significant representative of the novel, mostly Italian trend of the Arte Povera.
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Since 1990, Michelangelo Pistoletto has been living and working in Turin.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto intentionally uses the reflective properties of the steel to produce an interactive dialogue between the viewer and the image in front of them.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto's mirrored picture seems to get in interaction with the printed motive.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto's art was prominently featured in major international exhibitions, including Documenta 7 and 9 in Kassel, as well as the Venice Biennales of 1984,1986, and 1993.
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Michelangelo Pistoletto received the Leone d'Oro for lifetime achievement at the 2003 Venice Biennale.