Giampaolo di Cocco (born September 6, 1947 in Florence) is an Italian artist, architect and writer. [1] He experiments on the interaction between the arts and architecture, placing permanent installation in public places across Europe: Marsiglia, Gibellina, Duisburg, Colonia, Skagen (DK), Follonica, Berlino, Seggiano, Firenze, and others. [2]
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with 383,084 inhabitants in 2013, and over 1,520,000 in its metropolitan area.
Architecture is both the process and the product of planning, designing, and constructing buildings or any other structures. Architectural works, in the material form of buildings, are often perceived as cultural symbols and as works of art. Historical civilizations are often identified with their surviving architectural achievements.
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In the 1976-1987 period, he starts the first installations with the series of works on the theme Grandi Naufragi (Large Shipwrecks). The Grandi Naufragi VII exposition was held at the Breda Works in Pistoia, Italy, and Omar Calabrese contributed to the writing of the catalogue. Calabrese also contributed to the writing of the catalogue for the 1994 exhibition of a series of Grandi Naufragi at the Institut Francais in Florence. [1]
Pistoia is a city and comune in the Italian region of Tuscany, the capital of a province of the same name, located about 30 kilometres (19 mi) west and north of Florence and is crossed by the Ombrone Pistoiese, a tributary of the River Arno. It is a typical Italian medieval city, and it attracts many tourists, especially in the summer. The city is famous throughout Europe for its plant nurseries.
In his 2001 book Il galateo dell' artista principiante, he advises beginners artists how to overcome the traps of the art critics that are enslaved to the art market. [3] The book got a preface by Giuseppe Pontiggia, which was reviewed as "subtle and caustic". [3]
The art market is represented by a marketplace of buyers and sellers trading in the commodities, services, and works-of-art commonly associated with the various arts. The art market is also concerned with the production of new art which enters the art market. The art market is an example of one type of marketplace, among many different types of markets which occur in economics. In particular, the art market has many similarities with other marketplaces where buyers and sellers meet, as well as significant distinguishing factors indicative of its differences from other types of markets in economics.
Giuseppe Pontiggia was an Italian writer and literary critic.
In 2007, he published Alle origini del Carnevale: Mysteria isiaci e miti cattolici (Florence: Pontecorboli), in which he explores the historical origins of the carnival and the mystification performed on it by the Catholic Church. [4] [5] The book includes a note from Giuseppe Pontiggia.
Carnival is a Western Christian and Greek Orthodox festive season that occurs before the liturgical season of Lent. The main events typically occur during February or early March, during the period historically known as Shrovetide. Carnival typically involves public celebrations, including events such as parades, public street parties and other entertainments, combining some elements of a circus. Elaborate costumes and masks allow people to set aside their everyday individuality and experience a heightened sense of social unity. Participants often indulge in excessive consumption of alcohol, meat, and other foods that will be forgone during upcoming Lent. Traditionally, butter, milk, and other animal products were not consumed "excessively", rather, their stock was fully consumed as to reduce waste. Pancakes, donuts, and other desserts were prepared and eaten for a final time. During Lent, animal products are no longer eaten, and individuals have the ability to give up a certain object or activity of desire.
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with approximately 1.3 billion baptised Catholics worldwide as of 2017. As the world's "oldest continuously functioning international institution", it has played a prominent role in the history and development of Western civilisation. The church is headed by the Bishop of Rome, known as the Pope. Its central administration, the Holy See, is in the Vatican City, an enclave within the city of Rome in Italy.
