Sandro del Prete
Sandro Del-Prete (born 1937) is a Swiss artist who creates illusionary and surrealistic paintings. His style has been compared to M. C. Escher, though it lacks the latter's mathematical precision.[1]
Biography
Del-Prete was born in
Del-Prete's interest in
He completed his first double-perspective painting, ‘Window Gazing’ in 1961 and continued to experiment with the style for the next two decades. In 1981 Del-Prete self published a collection of black and white pencil drawings called Illusorismen.[3] Illusorismen was very successful and convinced Del-Prete to become a professional artist. In 1987 he published a second collection of his art called Illusoria, which was followed by a third book in 2007.[4] One of his sculptures, Loubegaffer, a statue with eyes that seem to follow the viewer, was placed on permanent display in the main rail station in Bern.[3]
He opened a gallery on Schwarztorstrasse in Bern, before moving, in 2002, to nearby
References
- ^ ISBN 1-4027-0577-8
- ^ Sandro del Prete-official website accessed 29 June 2017
- ^ ISBN 978-1-4027-5400-5.
- ^ "Katalog der Deutschen Nationalbibliothek". Catalog of the German National Library.
- ^ Feusi, Alois (11 October 2013). "Illusions-Museum weitet den Blick seiner Besucher". Neue Zuricher Zeitung. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Restaurant Kreuz in Hettiswil website accessed 29 June 2017