Maurizio Cattelan
- January 5, 2024
- Sculptor
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Maurizio Cattelan Biography
| Name | Maurizio Cattelan |
| Birthday | Sep 21 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Padua |
| Home Town | Veneto |
| Birth Country | Italy |
| Birth Sign | Virgo |
Maurizio Cattelan is one of the most popular and richest Sculptor who was born on September 21, 1960 in Padua, Veneto, Italy. Italian sculptor, whose most well-known piece, “The Ninth Hour”, depicted Pope John Paul II being struck by a meteorite.
One time, he created and wore a costume featuring the huge, sculpted head He once created and wore a costume that featured the massive, sculpted head of Pablo Picasso..
Maurizio Cattelan (born 21 September 1960) is an Italian artist. Known primarily for his hyperrealistic sculptures and installations, Cattelan’s practice also includes curating and publishing. His satirical approach to art has resulted in him being frequently labelled as a joker or prankster of the art world. Self-taught as an artist, Cattelan has exhibited internationally in museums and Biennials. In 2011 the Guggenheim Museum, New York presented a retrospective of his work. Some of Cattelan’s better-known works include America, consisting of a solid gold toilet; La Nona Ora, a sculpture depicting a fallen Pope who has been hit by a meteorite; and Comedian, a fresh banana duct-taped to a wall.
In the project entitled 1968, A Toiletpaper collaboration between Maurizio Cattelan, Pierpaolo Ferrari and the Deste Foundation in Athens, Cattelan celebrates the works and time of Dakis Joannou and his collection of radical design.
He was born in Italy and raised there. His big break came as a satirical artist sculptor. He was nuded by his wife for the sculpture “Britney”, he created in 2010.
Maurizio Cattelan Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Sculptor |
| House | Living in own house. |
Maurizio Cattelan is one of the richest Sculptor from Italy. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Maurizio Cattelan 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
He spent the 1980s in Italy studying design and then working as a carpenter.
His eerie elephant sculpture “Par Peur de l’Amour” sold for $2.7 million in 2004.
Cattelan was born on 21 September 1960 in Padua, Italy. He was raised there by his mother, a cleaning lady, and his father, a truck driver. He started his career in the early 1980s by designing and producing making wooden furniture in Forlì (Italy). Cattelan has no formal training in art. He has said that in addition to reading art catalogues, “making shows has been my school”.
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From 1996–2007 Cattelan collaborated with Dominique Gonzalez-Foster and Paola Manfrin on the publication Permanent Food, an occasional journal consisting of a pastiche of pages torn from other magazines and submissions by artists of similar material. From 2002 he collaborated on the satirical arts journal Charley, a series on contemporary artists.
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Maurizio Ranked on the list of most popular Sculptor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Italy. Maurizio Cattelan celebrates birthday on September 21 of every year.
In 1999 he started making life-size wax effigies of various subjects, including himself. One of his best known sculptures, La Nona Ora (1999) consists of an effigy of Pope John Paul II in full ceremonial costume being crushed by a meteor.