James Rizzi (October 5, 1950 – December 26, 2011) was an

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pop artist who was born and raised in Brooklyn,

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Biography

Rizzi graduated from University of Florida in

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. 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.James Rizzi, POP International Galleries
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."

Timeline

Gallery

RizziWithBeetle4Wikipedia.jpg, James Rizzi with the Volkswagen New Beetle designed by him. Braunschweig, Happy RIZZI House.jpg, The "Happy Rizzi House" in Braunschweig, Germany. Rizzi-Haus Braunschweig.jpg, The "Happy Rizzi House" in Braunschweig, Germany. Condor Boeing 757 Sonderlackierung.jpg, Rizzi's design on a Boeing 757, the "Rizzi Bird". Rizzi-Kuppel.jpg, Rizzi designed dome in the CentrO shopping mall. Briefmarkenpraesentation-bonn-2008-rizzi.jpg, Frank Appel, Peer Steinbrück and James Rizzi at the Bundeskunsthalle in Bonn.

Books

* James Rizzi: ''New York.'' Prestel 1996, * James Rizzi, Peter Bührer: ''Mein New York Kochbuch.'' Hahn 1997, * James Rizzi, Peter Bührer: ''American Cookies and more.'' Südwest 2000, * James Rizzi, Glenn O`Brien: ''James Rizzi. Artwork 1993-2006'', Art28 2006,

References

External links

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Official website

James J. Rizzi Scholarship Fund
- The James J. Rizzi Scholarship Fund for the School of Art at the University of Florida.
RTL Spendenmarathon
- Design of logo for German television children's charity.
SWR Herzenssache
- Donation of artwork for German radio children's charity.
James Rizzi Private Gallery NYC
- Early close personal friend of James Rizzi, Art Dealer
"James Rizzi Art"
(One of the largest collections of James Rizzi artworks)
Gone with the wind Charity
- Donation of a complete edition of artwork to the German Lions Club Krefeld Rheintor.
Peter Maffay: Encounters - an alliance for children
- Cooperation with Peter Maffay for his children's charity "Encounters" and the Lakot

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