Michelangelo Pistoletto Cittedellarte Biella Italy

Door. This door and its frame take an unconventional form. The door resembles two triangles which interlock to create a shape similar to a huge, upturned bow. It is narrow at its centre and with a wide upper frame and threshold. Its frame is similarly altered and both door and frame are coloured red. The door is made of plywood laminated in plastic and has a brass door knob. Measuring over two metres in height, it stands open at a forty-five degree angle, wide enough for a person to walk through.

Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 25 June 1933) is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist. Pistoletto is acknowledged as one of the main representatives of the Italian Arte Povera. His work mainly deals with the subject matter of reflection and the unification of art and everyday life in terms of a Gesamtkunstwerk

In 1996, he founded the art city Cittadelarte – Fondazione Pistoletto in a discarded textile factory near Biella. Its objective, in brief, is “to inspire and produce a responsible change in society by means of creative ideas and projects.” Nowadays Pistoletto is particularly concerned with environmental issues, and to develop awareness about using only what we need and to create awareness about over consumption.

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Door. This door and its frame take an unconventional form. The door resembles two triangles which interlock to create a shape similar to a huge, upturned bow. It is narrow at its centre and with a wide upper frame and threshold. Its frame is similarly altered and both door and frame are coloured red. The door is made of plywood laminated in plastic and has a brass door knob. Measuring over two metres in height, it stands open at a forty-five degree angle, wide enough for a person to walk through. <br />
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Michelangelo Pistoletto (born 25 June 1933) is an Italian painter, action and object artist, and art theorist. Pistoletto is acknowledged as one of the main representatives of the Italian Arte Povera. His work mainly deals with the subject matter of reflection and the unification of art and everyday life in terms of a Gesamtkunstwerk<br />
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In 1996, he founded the art city Cittadelarte – Fondazione Pistoletto in a discarded textile factory near Biella. Its objective, in brief, is “to inspire and produce a responsible change in society by means of creative ideas and projects.” Nowadays Pistoletto is particularly concerned with environmental issues, and to develop awareness about using only what we need and to create awareness about over consumption.