Troy+Gillett

﻿ (//Italian//, arte po’vera )
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 * A style of minimal art originating in Italy in the late 1960s, making use of cheap and commonly available materials. ||
 * [C20: Italian, literally: poor art] ||
 * [C20: Italian, literally: poor art] ||

The term Arte Povera was introduced by Critic and Curator, Germano Celant, during a period of economic and political instability in Italy. The movement was tied to a group of loosely affiliated Italian artists. The initial term was “coined”, during the 1960’s. This was roughly at the same time when Pop Art was becoming more than just popular culture in the United States. The work tended to be mixed media. Nontraditional materials were an integral component of Arte Povera. The content is usually comprised of an interest in folk art, science and the forces of nature. It is also notable that the movement was tied to a radical stance against the established institutions of government. Some of my recent art work is comprised of mixed media pieces with found, reused, or reclaimed materials. The re-appropriation or re-purposing of materials and images is an effective and efficient way of communicating. The current “green” school of thought that promotes re-use, re-cycle, and less consumption of our resources mirrors that of re-appropriation or re-purposing in art. Unlike with recent trends with “green” building, the use of sustainable materials in Arte Povera was more likely due to economics, than responsible treatment of available resources. While the green movement in construction is due to a push to be more responsible and accountable for our consumption and treatment of available resources, the use of found or reclaimed materials (in my work) is due to out of pocket cost of materials. It could be argued that we are now in a similar period of Political and Economic stability. This may give rise to a resurgence of Arte Povera influenced works. **__Credible and non credible Links__** **Re: Arte Povera**
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