About this Work
About the Artist
Italian
b. 1933 Naples, Italy
d. 2020 Milan, ItalyLucio Del Pezzo is an Italian painter and sculptor, born in Naples. He was among the founders of the neo-surrealist and neo-Dadaist Gruppo 58, closely linked to Enrico Baj’s Movimento Nucleare. In his paintings and assemblages, he always emphasized the playful aspect of art. While fun and light-hearted, Del Pezzo’s works, at the same time, aimed to be an ironic commentary on modern consumerist society that high-lighted its strengths and weaknesses.
b. 1933 Naples, Italy
d. 2020 Milan, ItalyLucio Del Pezzo is an Italian painter and sculptor, born in Naples. He was among the founders of the neo-surrealist and neo-Dadaist Gruppo 58, closely linked to Enrico Baj’s Movimento Nucleare. In his paintings and assemblages, he always emphasized the playful aspect of art. While fun and light-hearted, Del Pezzo’s works, at the same time, aimed to be an ironic commentary on modern consumerist society that high-lighted its strengths and weaknesses.
