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He studied at the College of Tolmino, and at 19 he held his first exhibition.
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Giuseppe Zigaina
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Born in Cervignano del Friuli, Udine, as a child Zigaina showed an early propensity for drawing. In 1946 he met Pier Paolo Pasolini, with whom he established a solid artistic collaboration which included the illustration of some books and the involvement in some films as an actor and as a writer After the death of Pasolini Zigaina wrote several books about his art
After winning the Fontanesi Prize at the Venice Biennale in 1950, Zigaina"s works were gradually influenced by the German New Objectivity.
Starting from 1965 he eventually adopted the technique of engraving, which became gradually distinctive of his artistic production. In 1984 Zigaina moved to San Francisco to teach at the Art Institute.
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Italy