Mario Ceroli belonged to some of the founders of the Arte Povera, a conceptual movement thus baptized at Genoa in 1967. He opposed Pop Art by refusing traditional artistic means, such as painting, and the introduction of materials " Poor ", wood, land or industrial waste.
This artist, born in 1938, settled since the mid-1950s in Rome is recogniz...
Mario Ceroli belonged to some of the founders of the Arte Povera, a conceptual movement thus baptized at Genoa in 1967. He opposed Pop Art by refusing traditional artistic means, such as painting, and the introduction of materials " Poor ", wood, land or industrial waste.
This artist, born in 1938, settled since the mid-1950s in Rome is recognized throughout the world by obtaining the prize of the Biennale of Venice in 1966.
For thirty years he was to create sets for the biggest theater scenes (Scala of Milan, Fenice of Venice, Bolshoi of Moscow ...), for cinema and television, while continuing to produce sculptures.
Ceroli has created much to order for institutions or private collectors, few of his works circulate on the market.