Otto Piene
Otto Piene (1928, Bad Laasphe, Germany – 2014, Berlin, Germany) was a German artist and a pioneering figure in kinetic and media art, best known as co-founder of the ZERO avant-garde group alongside Heinz Mack and Günther Uecker. A visionary of light and motion, Piene explored the intersection of art, technology, and perception, declaring: “Light […]
Arnaldo Pomodoro
Arnaldo Pomodoro (1926 Marciano di Romagna, Italy – 2025 Milano, Italy) was one of the most significant Italian sculptors of the contemporary era, celebrated for his synthesis of perfect geometric forms and the complex internal structures that came to define post-war sculpture. After spending his youth and completing his studies in Pesaro, he moved to […]
Giuseppe Santomaso
Giuseppe Santomaso (1907 – 1990 Venice, Italy) was a seminal figure in post-war Italian art, known for his innovative synthesis of abstraction and figuration. Born into a family of goldsmiths and jewelers, he initially trained as a jeweler but soon devoted himself entirely to painting, following his artistic passion. Santomaso first participated in the Venice […]
Turi Simeti
Turi Simeti (1929 Alcamo, Italy – 2021 Milan, Italy) was an Italian painter and prominent member of the ZERO avant-garde movement. After studying law in Palermo, Simeti moved to Rome in 1958, where he came into contact with the contemporary art scene and met influential figures such as Alberto Burri, who shaped his early artistic […]
Jesus Rafael Soto
Jesús Rafael Soto (1923 Ciudad Bolívar, Venezuela – 2005 Paris, France) was one of the most influential kinetic artists of the 20th century. He began his artistic career at a very young age, painting posters for local movie theatres. In 1942, he received a scholarship to study art and art history at the Escuela de […]
Günther Uecker
Günther Uecker (1930 Wendorf, Germany), is a German sculptor, Op artist, and installation artist, internationally renowned for his innovative use of nails, light, and kinetic elements. Uecker studied at Wismar, the art school in Berlin-Weißensee, and later at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Otto Pankok. In 1960, he joined the avant-garde ZERO group with Heinz Mack […]
Grazia Varisco
Grazia Varisco (1937 Milan, Italy) is an Italian visual artist and designer whose pioneering work in Op Art and kinetic art has earned her international recognition. Born in Italy, she studied at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts, Milan (1956–1960) under Achille Funi, where she developed a rigorous approach to visual perception, spatiality, and movement. […]
herman de vries
herman de vries (1931 Alkmaar, Netherlands) is a Dutch artist and a central figure in European art of the second half of the 20th century. He intentionally stylizes his name in lowercase to avoid hierarchy. Since 1954, de vries has worked with mobiles, collage, monochromes, and experimental publications, playing a pivotal role in the Dutch […]