Luis Piazza

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Luis Piazza da Cudan climbing the Weißkugel on August 26, 1942

Luis Piazza (born January 29, 1908 in Ortisei in Val Gardena , † November 15, 1977 there ) was a sculptor from Val Gardena .

biography

Born at the Cudan farm, he spent a long time in the nearby Raschötzer Forest as a shepherd of the farm's animals. He learned the art of sculpture in the workshop of his father Johann Piazza. He attended the art school in St. Ulrich under Ludwig Moroder , Guido Balsamo Stella and Adolf Keim. He taught at the same art school from 1943 to 1975.

In 1958 Luis Piazza was with Robert Moroder, Alex Moroder , Albino Pitscheider, Hermann Moroder, Gilo Prugger and Heinrich Moroder sen. Co-founder of the Val Gardena Museum in Ortisei. He worked in the circle of artists and in the Ruscel group in Ortisei at annual exhibitions and was a member of the South Tyrolean Artists Association .

When sawing a tree trunk, Piazza had a fatal accident in the Raschötzer Forest.

Works

He created numerous works from the down-to-earth black Bellerophon rock . Luis Piazza also worked as a watercolorist of mountain landscapes, but also experimented with abstract painting.

Madonna in the Bellerophon stone by Luis Piazza on a house facade in Ortisei

Exhibitions

  • 1940 VII Triennale of Milan
  • 1942 IX Sindacale d'arte di Bolzano , Bozen
  • 1978 memorial exhibition in Ortisei
  • 1989 Exhibition with Peter Demetz-Fëur in the Val Gardena Museum.

See also

Sculptor in Val Gardena

bibliography

  • Frida Piazza, Carlo Galasso, Mathias Frei, Liliana Marchetto, Rudolf Moroder-Rudolfine: Luis Piazza Cudan-Pinoi. Self-published in Ortisei in Val Gardena 1978. (German, Italian, Ladin)
  • Toni Senoner: Na mostra de lecurdanza de doi artistc de Gherdëina Luis Piazza Peter Dmetz . Calënder de Gherdëina 1989, Union di Ladins de Gherdëina St. Ulrich 1988 (Ladin)
  • Gert Amman: Graphics 1900-1950 Grafica Südtirol Alto Adige Tirol Trentino . 1980/1981 in Bolzano, Trento and Innsbruck. Exhibition catalog 142 watercolor courtyard in Val Gardena, 143 6 woodcuts courtyards in Val Gardena.

Web links

Commons : Luis Piazza  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Examples of Piazza's abstract painting and watercolors
personal data
SURNAME Piazza, Luis
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Luis da Cudan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Italian sculptor and painter (South Tyrol)
DATE OF BIRTH January 29, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH Ortisei in Val Gardena
DATE OF DEATH November 15, 1977
Place of death Ortisei in Val Gardena