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Giuliano Vangi was born near Florence in 1931. He began his career concentrating on abstract studies and working with crystal and metals such as iron and steel, but moved to figurative expression when he returned to Italy in 1962 after four years in Brazil. His subject is always the human figure, and aside from stone, wood, and metal, he is just as likely to use glass and pottery, gems and gold -or any other natural material. He is currently collaborating with architect Renzo Piano, Praemium Imperiale laureate 1995, on a new work for the Church of St. Padre Pio. Robert Rauschenberg, Praemium Imperiale laureate 1998 and Arnaldo Pomodoro, Praemium Imperiale laureate 1990, are also taking part in this project.
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