Albert J. Friscia (July 22, 1911 – September 2, 1989), was an Italian American sculptor. Initially interested in painting, Friscia studied art at the
National Academy of Design
The National Academy of Design is an honorary association of American artists, founded in New York City in 1825 by Samuel Morse, Asher Durand, Thomas Cole, Martin E. Thompson, Charles Cushing Wright, Ithiel Town, and others "to promote the fin ...
in New York City in the
Black Mountain College with
Josef Albers, and in Paris with
André Masson, then became
Kinetic artist.
Important works
In the United States and in Italy he was commissioned with a number of important works of architectural sculpture, such as:
* The massive bronze doors of
Holy Name Cathedral, Chicago
Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago, Illinois is the seat of the Archdiocese of Chicago, one of the largest Roman Catholic dioceses in the United States. The current Archbishop of Chicago is Cardinal Blase J. Cupich. Dedicated on November 21, 1875, ...
;
* A contribution to the altar in
St. Peter's Basilica, Rome
See also
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Abstract art
Abstract art uses visual language of shape, form, color and line to create a composition which may exist with a degree of independence from visual references in the world.
Western art had been, from the Renaissance up to the middle of the 19th ...
*
Kinetic art
*
Op art
Op art, short for optical art, is a style of visual art that uses optical illusions.
Op artworks are abstract, with many better-known pieces created in black and white. Typically, they give the viewer the impression of movement, hidden images ...
Bibliography
*Albert Friscia of Mantura Bruno – De Luca Editori d’Arte – 2008 – Rome, Italy (in Italian)
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1911 births
1989 deaths
20th-century American sculptors
20th-century American male artists
American male sculptors