Alberto Burri

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Alberto Burri was an influential Italian postwar artist known for his radical use of unconventional materials such as burlap, burned plastic, and tar to create abstract, textural works that challenged traditional painting.

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instanceOf Italian postwar artist
artist
human
painter
academicDegree medical degree
artisticCharacteristic emphasis on materiality and surface texture
artisticGoal to challenge traditional notions of painting
countryOfBirth Italy
countryOfCitizenship Italy
countryOfDeath France
dateOfBirth 1915-03-12
dateOfDeath 1995-02-13
educatedAt University of Perugia NERFINISHED
familyName Burri NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork abstract art
contemporary art
painting
formerOccupation physician
genre abstract painting
givenName Alberto NERFINISHED
hasWorkInCollection Centre Pompidou NERFINISHED
Guggenheim Museum, New York NERFINISHED
Museum of Modern Art, New York NERFINISHED
Tate Modern NERFINISHED
influenced Arte Povera NERFINISHED
contemporary material-based abstraction
militaryBranch Italian Army NERFINISHED
movement Abstract art
Art Informel NERFINISHED
Postwar art
Tachisme NERFINISHED
name Alberto Burri NERFINISHED
nationality Italian
notableFor Combustioni series NERFINISHED
Cretti series NERFINISHED
Sacchi series NERFINISHED
textural abstract works
use of unconventional materials in painting
notableWork Grande Cretto di Gibellina NERFINISHED
occupation painter
visual artist
participatedIn World War II
placeOfBirth Città di Castello NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath Nice NERFINISHED
regionOfBirth Umbria NERFINISHED
usedMaterial acrylic
burlap
burned plastic
cellotex
metal
tar
wood
usedTechnique assemblage
burning
collage
wasPrisonerOfWarIn United States NERFINISHED
workLocation Città di Castello NERFINISHED
Rome

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