Leon Ferrari Artist
His controversial 1985 work last judgment is a reproduction of michelangelo s famed fresco which the artist left beneath a cage of pigeons.
Leon ferrari artist. The artist who took on the pope and won the argentine artist leon ferrari who died last month made enemies in the highest places and is unforgivably little known says. Art is not beauty or novelty art is effectiveness and disruption he once said. Leon ferrari september 3 1920 july 25 2013 was an argentine contemporary conceptual artist. During his extended art career 1954 2013 his artworks often protested the argentinian government the imperialist west and the church.
Often critical of religious and political authority ferrari was exiled to brazil in 1976 for his ideology. Leon ferrari september 3 1920 july 25 2013 was an argentine contemporary conceptual artist. He would often use newspaper clips and other texts in his art. Ferrari worked with wood sculpture ceramics photocopying and collages.
During his extended art career 1954 2013 his artworks often protested the argentinian government the imperialist west and the church. His father was a well known painter from san possidonio italy. Leon ferrari artist biography. Ferrari was born in buenos aires to susana celia del pardo and augusto cesar ferrari.
Ferrari worked in a wide range of art forms and mediums. Art is not beauty or novelty art is effectiveness and disruption he once said. Leon ferrari september 3 1920 july 25 2013 was a contemporary conceptual artist known for his protest art. Leon ferrari was an important argentine artist whose work dealt with issues of inequality and discrimination.
During his time in italy in the 1950s he produced ceramic sculptures stylistically connected to the european abstraction of the time. Buy and sell signed multiples and original paintings at fair prices on kunztgalleryleon ferrari was born in buenos aires in 1920 and passed away in 2013. Leon ferrari september 3 1920 july 25 2013 was an argentine contemporary conceptual artist.