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Mario Schifano — Boccioli
Mario Schifano

Boccioli

1996

Mario Schifano's *Boccioli* is a vibrant work rendered in enamel on canvas, showcasing the Italian artist's signature fusion of Pop Art sensibility and lyrical abstraction. The painting's luminous, reflective surface captures budding forms — suggested by the title meaning "buds" — in bold, fluid gestures that balance organic imagery with a raw, graphic energy. Schifano's masterful use of enamel lends the work an industrial sheen that simultaneously evokes the immediacy of street art and the delicate promise of natural growth.

Medium
enamel on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

June 26, 2018

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Mario Schifano, Boccioli, 1996

Mario Schifano's *Boccioli* is a vibrant work rendered in enamel on canvas, showcasing the Italian artist's signature fusion of Pop Art sensibility and lyrical abstraction. The painting's luminous, reflective surface captures budding forms — suggested by the title meaning "buds" — in bold, fluid gestures that balance organic imagery with a raw, graphic energy. Schifano's masterful use of enamel lends the work an industrial sheen that simultaneously evokes the immediacy of street art and the delicate promise of natural growth.

Medium
enamel on canvas
Year
1996
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Floral Subject, 20th Century, Lyrical Abstraction, Neo-Avant-Garde, Male Artist, Italian Artist, Pop Art, Botanical Imagery, Vibrant Colors, Enamel On Canvas

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