Arthur-Luiz Piza (Brazil)
Original lithograph, signed by the artist and numbered DL (special edition). Paper and frame dimensions: 40 × 30 cm.
Artur-Luiz Piza (1928-2017), born into a family of landowners, was trained in painting and fresco art by Antonio Gomide starting in 1943. In 1951, after participating in the São Paulo Biennial, he settled in the Montparnasse district of Paris, where he deepened his knowledge of engraving techniques under Johnny Friedlaender. He then began participating in several group exhibitions in France, Brazil, Switzerland, and Germany, where he won several prizes.
Over the years, Artur-Luiz Piza held numerous solo exhibitions, notably at the La Hune gallery in Paris, where he was featured twelve times between 1953 and 1991. His practice evolved over time: he began pasting relief fragments made of paper, copper, and wood onto his watercolors before turning, in the 1960s, to burin engraving, a technique through which he revealed his highly personal style. He developed a unique process by carving copper plates to create small scales. At the same time, he also created jewelry and porcelain objects, notably collaborating with the prestigious Sèvres manufactory.
In the 1980s, his art took a new direction with the creation of a three-dimensional panel for the French Cultural Center in Damascus, Syria. Later, in 1996, he exhibited at the Gallery Fine Arts in Tokyo alongside artist Hugh Weiss.
In the early 21st century, two major retrospectives of his work were organized in Brazil, in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Today, Artur-Luiz Piza's legacy is preserved in several renowned international museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as in institutions in Lodz, Vienna, Rome, Saint-Étienne, Saarbrücken, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, London, and the municipal library of Angers.
Artur-Luiz Piza’s work is a constant exploration of material and form, from watercolor to engraving, relief, and sculpture, making him one of the most significant artists of his generation.
Original lithograph, signed by the artist and numbered DL (special edition). Paper and frame dimensions: 40 × 30 cm.
Artur-Luiz Piza (1928-2017), born into a family of landowners, was trained in painting and fresco art by Antonio Gomide starting in 1943. In 1951, after participating in the São Paulo Biennial, he settled in the Montparnasse district of Paris, where he deepened his knowledge of engraving techniques under Johnny Friedlaender. He then began participating in several group exhibitions in France, Brazil, Switzerland, and Germany, where he won several prizes.
Over the years, Artur-Luiz Piza held numerous solo exhibitions, notably at the La Hune gallery in Paris, where he was featured twelve times between 1953 and 1991. His practice evolved over time: he began pasting relief fragments made of paper, copper, and wood onto his watercolors before turning, in the 1960s, to burin engraving, a technique through which he revealed his highly personal style. He developed a unique process by carving copper plates to create small scales. At the same time, he also created jewelry and porcelain objects, notably collaborating with the prestigious Sèvres manufactory.
In the 1980s, his art took a new direction with the creation of a three-dimensional panel for the French Cultural Center in Damascus, Syria. Later, in 1996, he exhibited at the Gallery Fine Arts in Tokyo alongside artist Hugh Weiss.
In the early 21st century, two major retrospectives of his work were organized in Brazil, in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Today, Artur-Luiz Piza's legacy is preserved in several renowned international museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as in institutions in Lodz, Vienna, Rome, Saint-Étienne, Saarbrücken, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, London, and the municipal library of Angers.
Artur-Luiz Piza’s work is a constant exploration of material and form, from watercolor to engraving, relief, and sculpture, making him one of the most significant artists of his generation.
Original lithograph, signed by the artist and numbered DL (special edition). Paper and frame dimensions: 40 × 30 cm.
Artur-Luiz Piza (1928-2017), born into a family of landowners, was trained in painting and fresco art by Antonio Gomide starting in 1943. In 1951, after participating in the São Paulo Biennial, he settled in the Montparnasse district of Paris, where he deepened his knowledge of engraving techniques under Johnny Friedlaender. He then began participating in several group exhibitions in France, Brazil, Switzerland, and Germany, where he won several prizes.
Over the years, Artur-Luiz Piza held numerous solo exhibitions, notably at the La Hune gallery in Paris, where he was featured twelve times between 1953 and 1991. His practice evolved over time: he began pasting relief fragments made of paper, copper, and wood onto his watercolors before turning, in the 1960s, to burin engraving, a technique through which he revealed his highly personal style. He developed a unique process by carving copper plates to create small scales. At the same time, he also created jewelry and porcelain objects, notably collaborating with the prestigious Sèvres manufactory.
In the 1980s, his art took a new direction with the creation of a three-dimensional panel for the French Cultural Center in Damascus, Syria. Later, in 1996, he exhibited at the Gallery Fine Arts in Tokyo alongside artist Hugh Weiss.
In the early 21st century, two major retrospectives of his work were organized in Brazil, in São Paulo and Porto Alegre. Today, Artur-Luiz Piza's legacy is preserved in several renowned international museums, such as the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as in institutions in Lodz, Vienna, Rome, Saint-Étienne, Saarbrücken, Portland, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, London, and the municipal library of Angers.
Artur-Luiz Piza’s work is a constant exploration of material and form, from watercolor to engraving, relief, and sculpture, making him one of the most significant artists of his generation.
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