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Adami, Valerio
Adami, Valerio (1935– ). Italian painter and graphic artist, his country's leading exponent of Pop art and one of the few non-American or non-British artists to achieve international success in the field. He was born in Bologna and from 1953 to 1957 studied at the Brera in Milan, the city that has been the main centre of his activities (in 1961–2 he worked in London and in 1962–4 in Paris). Initially he painted abstracts, but in the 1960s he turned to figuration. Characteristically his pictures resemble frames from comic strips, with firm outlines and flat colours. His subject-matter has been drawn largely from advertising, but he has also used literary, philosophical, and political themes. The images are often fragmented and his work sometimes has an air of fantasy recalling Surrealism.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Adami, Valerio." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Adami, Valerio." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-AdamiValerio.html IAN CHILVERS. "Adami, Valerio." A Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art. 1999. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O5-AdamiValerio.html |
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Adami, Valerio
Adami, Valerio (b Bologna, 17 Mar. 1935). Italian painter and graphic artist, his country's leading exponent of Pop art and one of the few non-American or non-British artists to achieve international success in the field. Characteristically his pictures resemble frames from comic strips, with firm outlines and clear colours. His subject matter has been taken largely from advertising, but he has also used literary, philosophical, and political themes.
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IAN CHILVERS. "Adami, Valerio." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. IAN CHILVERS. "Adami, Valerio." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-AdamiValerio.html IAN CHILVERS. "Adami, Valerio." The Oxford Dictionary of Art. 2004. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O2-AdamiValerio.html |
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Adami
Adami or Adami-Nekeb , in the Bible, border town of Naphtali. Two towns, Adami and Nekeb, in AV. |
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"Adami." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 10 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Adami." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 10, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Adami.html "Adami." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 10, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Adami.html |
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