Michelangelo Pistoletto Michelangelo Pistoletto, an Italian Sculptor, Conceptual, and Performance artist was born on June 25, 1933 in Biella, Italy. Michelangelo Pistoletto was born into an artistic family. With an Affinity for drawing his mother enrolled him in Armando Testa’s prestigious advertising school at age 18. After being in school and learning, a more contemporary art style he began to experiment on works of self-portraiture. Pistoletto’s love for contemporary art grew and soon he found his true talent, his reflection. Creating paintings on mirrored surfaces in 1962 is what put his contemporary art career in motion. (Collection Online, 2017) As Pistoletto matured he began to make a name for himself and change …show more content…
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The rags, in contrast, are commonplace, many of them having been used by the artist himself while working in his studio. The placement of Venus so close to the pile of rags that her face can no longer be seen not only allows for the traditional to become eclipsed by ordinary materials, but shows the full spectrum of color and greater dimensions of the rag mound. The way venus is turned to look to the rags and the sort of tools used to produce her statue, shows credit to the art sit for his creativity. (Publicdelivery,2013) The Venus statue strikes a proportional and thin figure, like traditional delineation of Venus as a sexually developed and appealing lady. In fact, the nudity of Venus is rendered with an abnormal state of detail, with her back well defined. Her attractive quality is additionally upgraded by the nearness of the dimples on the back hip zone, over the rear end and underneath the back. This trademark is a notable and broadly utilized marker of physical allure in art.