Arte Povera

Throughout this project I have been working with found object from the urban environment, constructing collograph plates, taking rubbings, relief mould, photographing etc… 

Similarly, during the 1960's an art movement aroused called Arte Povera, otherwise known as impoverished art. The term Arte Povora was coined by Germano Celant in 1967, for the group of Italian artists whom during the late 1960's attempted to break down the dichotomy of art and life. This was mainly achieved through the creation of sculptures and 2D relief works using everyday materials. 

How this link to my ideas and concepts

The materials used by the Arte Povora group were largely pre-industrial materials such as earth, rocks, clothing, rope, and anything that they could find in their day to day environment. These artists saw the potential in these everyday objects to be beautiful. Supporting my concept that beauty can be found in everything and is loved in everything. 

Giovanni Anselmo- Torsion - 1968