Wikipedia entry
Introduction
Enrico Castellani (4 August 1930 – 1 December 2017) was an Italian artist. He was active in Italy from the early 1960s, and associated with Piero Manzoni and Vincenzo Agnetti. From 1959 he made monochromatic geometric reliefs using nails from a nail-gun to distort his canvases. In 2010 he received the Praemium Imperiale for painting.
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Introduction
Castellani founded the Azimut gallery and an accompanying magazine with Piero Manzoni in 1959. He was a prominent member of the Zero group, and is best known for his monochrome relief works created by stretching material over nails hammered into elaborate wood frames.
Nationality
Italian
Gender
Male
Roles
Artist, Architect, Graphic Artist, Installation Artist, Painter, Sculptor
Name
Enrico Castellani
Ulan
500010925
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