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Mario Schifano () Mario Schifano was born in Libya in His first works were monochromatic images, in which the artist later introduced emblems.
Italian painter born in Libya, Mario Schifano is known worldwide for his postmodern collages, combining advertising imagery, wrapping paper....
Mario Schifano
Mario Schifano was an Italian artist, born on September 20, 1934, in Homs, Syria, the son of an archaeologist responsible for the excavations at Leptis Magna in Libya.
After an apprenticeship at the Etruscan Museum of Villa Giulia, he made his debut in 1960 with an exhibition at the La Salita Gallery in Rome, presented by Pierre Restany, titled “Five Roman painters: Angeli, Festa, Lo Savio, Schifano, Uncini.”
From the outset, Schifano attracted the interest of critics with his monochromatic paintings, which conveyed the idea of a photographic screen and would later incorporate numbers, letters, road signs, and the logos of Esso and Coca-Cola.
This innovative style earned him an exclusive contract with the American gallerist Ileana Sonnabend.
During the 1960s, Schifano held solo exhibitions in Rome, Paris, and Milan, and received his first recognitions, including the Lissone Prize in 1961 and the Fiorino Prize and La Nuova Figurazione in Florence in 1963
