The Art of Giancarlo Impiglia
Contributors: Nichols, Karen Vogel, etc. (Ed.)
Publisher: Rizzoli International Publications
Published: 1995
Place of publication: New Yrok, USA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9780847819034
Description: Giancarlo Impiglia (born in Rome, Italy) is an Italian-American visual artist best known for his art-deco style murals and canvases of high life doings influenced by Cubism. Impiglia began as a visual artist in the Arte Povera (poor art) mode with his Blue Jean works. In 1975 Impiglia executed a 45 foot long mural of "Old New York" in the building 99 John Street in the financial district of Lower Manhattan. In 1993 Absolut Vodka issued a color print ad featuring a commisioned work by Impilgia for their hearaled ad campaign featuring Absolut artists, "Absolut Impilgia". He has also created sculptures in his signature art-deco cubist influenced style. Over the course of several decades Impiglia has been commissioned to do murals for many of the Cunard line "Queen" cruise ships, including the QE2. His work is held in tbe permanent collection of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Impiglia lives and works in the East End of Long Island.