James Rizzi
Contemporary artist | USA
James Rizzi
James Rizzi (October 5, 1950 – December 26, 2011) was an American pop artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York.
Rizzi graduated from University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida. He came up with the idea of 3D multiples now mostly associated with his name when, having taken classes in painting, printmaking and sculpturing, he had to hand in grade work for all three subjects, but only had time for doing one. So he created an etching, printed it twice, handcolored it, and mounted parts of the one print on top of the other, using wire as a means of adding depth. Having received good grades from all three teachers, he stuck with the idea and developed it further.
Rizzi was most famous for his 3D artwork, "especially the large, elaborate prints and teeming anthropomorphic cityscapes. His merry maximalism and delight in delirious detail and elaborate minutiae created a true art brand, a trademark style as recognizable as any in the world."
Late in life, he returned to painting. His "latest paintings combine his Picasso meets Hanna-Barbera drawing style with an increasingly chromatic palette and a complex graphic structure that simultaneously evokes cubism and the most sophisticated Amerindian friezes."
Text: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rizzi

Artworks by James Rizzi
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James Rizzi
A part of my art
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James Rizzi
Give peace a chance
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James Rizzi
In a trance of a colorful glance by chance
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James Rizzi
Let’s take a trip to the tropics
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James Rizzi
Looking for the apple of my heart
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James Rizzi
Love in the heart of the city
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James Rizzi
The gates of Central Parks heaven
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James Rizzi
The life and love in brooklyn
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James Rizzi
The romance of the road
8.900 € incl. 21% VAT